Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Special Interest in Lower Limb

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a full-time Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics for (Lower limb - Hip and Knees). The post holder would be expected to complement the current workforce in working with the Trauma and Orthopaedic team.

Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Special Interest in Lower Limb

The closing date is 01 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team within one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. The post holder will work closely with the existing Trauma and Orthopaedics team to deliver high quality patient care across a broad range of services.

The role will be job planned to include 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), aimed at enhancing and supporting the delivery of trauma and orthopaedic services to our diverse population.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be managing patients in outpatient clinics, including the fracture and virtual fracture clinics, and they would be involved in triaging duties. They will operate in both elective and trauma theatres. They will provide support and teaching to junior medical staff across Trust sites, and they will also be contributing to service improvement initiatives.

BHRUT is looking for a dedicated and skilled clinician with a passion for patient care and service development. This post offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a forward thinking team and gain experience in a supportive environment.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams, making things easier for staff and better for patients.

Job responsibilities

The ideal candidate would be expected to contribute to a regular programme of clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement. They will take part in the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff. You will participate in regular clinical governance meetings, service development sessions and educational forums.

Please see the attached JD.

Person Specification Qualifications/Experience

• Full GMC Registration or post CCT within 6 months or equivalent qualifications e.g. CESR
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and excellent decision making at consultant level
• General Training in Trauma and Orthopaedics surgery at Consultant level or equivalent
• Experience in managing emergency trauma surgical skills
• National, International Fellowship training
• Commitment to and experience of teaching

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Depending on experience £109,725 to £145,478