Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - with special interest in Shoulder and Elbow
Posted 27 days ago
Job Description
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery to join our established Trauma and Orthopaedic team. This is a full-time post based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, providing both elective and trauma care as part of a busy and supportive department.
The Orthopaedic service is busy and well supported with dedicated trauma theatres running daily, daily virtual and face to face fracture clinics (in week) and sub-specialty clinics and lists.
You will join a team of experienced consultants with a wide range of sub- specialty interests delivering a comprehensive trauma and orthopaedic service to a large local population. The post includes a mix of:
- Elective shoulder & elbow surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Elective and fracture outpatient clinics
- Participation in the on-call rota (1 in 16)
- Supporting departmental service delivery and innovation
- Supervising and mentoring junior doctors and trainees
There is a strong emphasis on teamwork, and you’ll be expected to contribute fully to the clinical workload as well as wider departmental activities.
You will have dedicated SPA time to support CPD, revalidation, and professional development.
Intending applicants may obtain further information and/or arrange a visit, should contact David Farr at Queen Alexandra Hospital, telephone number 02392 286000 Ext 6570.
Interview Date – TBC
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Medical Degree
- FRCS T&O
- Fellowship in shoulder & elbow surgery– trauma and elective
- Experience in shoulder & elbow surgery
Clinical Experience
Essential
Entry on the GMC specialist register via
- CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months),
- CESR or European Community Rights
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
- CESR or
- European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher Trauma and Orthopaedic surgical qualification
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and experience of Trauma and shoulder & elbow surgery
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Knowledge
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
- IT skills
- Effective, confident presentation ability
- Experience in and outside speciality
Other
- Understanding the principles of research
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Publications
- Prizes and honours
- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
- Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
- Experience and ability in work in multi –professional teams
- Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance and resource constraints
- Evidence of teaching experience, particularly junior medical staff and a willingness to contribute to teaching
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026
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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country, treating over half a million patients each year. The Trust is the second largest employer in Portsmouth. We provide comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. We also offer some speciality services to a wider catchment of around two million people. Our population is characterised by its diversity – the rural and the urban, areas of wealth juxtaposed with real pockets of deprivation, and gaps in life expectancy. Most of our services are provided at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, but we also offer a range of outpatient and diagnostic facilities closer to patients’ homes in community hospital sites and at local treatment centres throughout South East Hampshire, including St Mary's Treatment Centre, Gosport War Memorial Hospital and Petersfield Community Hospital. This LinkedIn page is kept up to date by the Communications Team who can be contacted at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter: @QAHospitalNews Do you have any compliments, comments or complaints? Please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on: 0800 917 6039 or email: [email protected].
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