Locum Consultant T&O - Special Interest in Hand & Wrist

Bhrhospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK hospital trust is seeking a full-time Locum Consultant with a special interest in Hand & Wrist within its Trauma and Orthopaedics department. This role involves managing patient care in various settings and developing the existing service. The ideal candidate will have full GMC registration and relevant fellowship training. This position offers competitive salary and opportunities for teaching and clinical governance participation. Apply now to join a dynamic team dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Orthopaedic inpatients, outpatients, and trauma patients.
• Broad experience in managing Orthopaedic patient pathways.
• Involvement in clinical governance programme including audit and research.

Responsibilities

• Managing patient care in outpatient clinics and theatres.
• Developing the hand and wrist service within T&O.
• Providing educational supervision for junior staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Decision making at consultant level

Experience in managing emergency trauma surgical skills

Education

Full GMC Registration or post CCT within 6 months

Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedics Hand and Wrist

Higher degree and Hand Diploma

National, International Fellowship training

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Locum Consultant T&O - Special Interest in Hand & Wrist

YM73

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade YM73 Contract Fixed term: 1 year (1 year) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 162-0665-TO-A

Site Orthopaedic Medical Staff Town Romford Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/12/2025 23:59

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Applications are invited for the post of a full time Locum Consultant (with a special interest in Hand & Wrist Surgery) for Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) department. This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to help us improve the trauma and orthopaedics service that we provide to our population. This is initially a one-year fixed term post.
The successful candidate will be managing patient care in outpatient clinics, fracture clinics, virtual fracture clinics, triaging and assisting in elective and trauma theatres. There will also be opportunities to teach and support more junior staff in the department.
The Locum Consultant (with a special interest in Hand & Wrist) will be a key role within T&O as they are responsible for fast tracking patients through their diagnosis, initiating investigations, and providing management & treatment plans for patients presenting with orthopaedic issues. The post holder will also triage T&O patient referrals, and this improves the decision-making in clinic or for admission/further referral management

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will have a broad experience in the management of Orthopaedic inpatients, Orthopaedic outpatients, and Trauma patients and will have to engage in all aspects of orthopaedic patient pathways. The appointees will be involved in developing the existing orthopaedic hand and wrist service further and will provide full consultant in-patient, outpatient and pre-assessment care for lower limb patients as well as trauma patients.

The postholders will participate in clinical governance programme including appraisal, audit and research projects leading to publications. They will have opportunity to get involved in quality improvement projects. They will be instrumental in providing educational and clinical supervision for our junior staff. You will also contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Working for our organisation

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 north east 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. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications & Experience

• Full GMC Registration or post CCT withing 6 months
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and Excellent decision making at consultant level
• Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedics Hand and Wrist
• Higher degree and Hand Diploma
• National, International Fellowship training
• Experience in managing emergecy trauma surgical skills

Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.

We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.

All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you can provide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.

All correspondence regarding this application will be by e‑mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.

Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.

In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e‑cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job‑share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name James Wong Job title Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01708435000

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