Surgeon: Trauma and Orthopaedics (Consultant)

About ProMedical

At ProMedical, people come first. Since 2007, we have supported NHS and independent healthcare providers across the UK with high-quality, compliant workforce solutions.

As a framework-approved supplier to organisations including NHS Workforce Alliance and HealthTrust Europe, we deliver reliable staffing support across a wide range of clinical settings. Our work is underpinned by strong clinical governance, ethical practice and long-standing NHS relationships.

The Opportunity

We are supporting one of the UK's largest NHS teaching trusts with the appointment of a substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Trauma & Pelvic Surgery.

This permanent Consultant position offers the opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary Trauma & Orthopaedic service within a Major Trauma Centre environment, delivering specialist pelvic trauma care alongside polytrauma management, general trauma services and elective hip arthroplasty practice.

The successful candidate will join a highly regarded Consultant body within a nationally recognised teaching and research organisation, contributing to the ongoing development of trauma services while supporting education, training, research and innovation.

Key Details

• Location: North West England
• Setting: Major NHS Teaching Trust and Major Trauma Centre
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, dependent on Consultant experience
• Start Date: To Be Agreed
• Job Plan: 10 Programmed Activities
• On-Call Commitment: 1:16 Trauma On-Call Rota
• Working Pattern: Substantive Consultant Appointment
• Additional Notes: Early applications are encouraged due to a limited agency submission allocation

The Role

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering specialist trauma services across the Trust, with particular responsibility for pelvic trauma and complex polytrauma patients.

The post includes:

• Comprehensive pelvic trauma surgery
• Management of polytrauma patients
• General trauma surgery
• Elective hip arthroplasty
• Fracture clinics
• Outpatient trauma and orthopaedic clinics
• Participation in the Major Trauma Consultant of the Week rota
• Multidisciplinary team working and trauma governance activities
• Participation in the Consultant trauma on-call rota

The role also provides opportunities to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, research activity, service development and clinical leadership.

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedics, or expected entry within six months
• FRCS (Tr & Orth)
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Fellowship-level experience in Trauma Surgery with significant exposure to pelvic trauma
• Experience managing complex trauma and polytrauma patients
• Ability to deliver specialist pelvic trauma services independently
• Strong commitment to teaching, clinical governance and multidisciplinary working

Desirable Requirements

• ATLS Provider status
• Additional trauma fellowship experience
• Research activity and peer-reviewed publications
• Teaching qualifications
• Experience contributing to service development and clinical leadership

Why Join This Trust?

This is a rare opportunity to secure a substantive Consultant appointment within one of the largest NHS organisations in the United Kingdom.

The Trust offers:

• Major Trauma Centre practice
• Specialist pelvic trauma surgery
• Access to complex polytrauma pathways
• Established Consultant peer support
• Academic and teaching opportunities
• Active research and innovation programmes
• Dedicated elective orthopaedic facilities
• Favourable 1:16 Consultant on-call commitment
• Long-term career development within a leading NHS teaching environment

Apply Now

If you are a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with expertise in Trauma & Pelvic Surgery and are seeking a long-term career opportunity within a major NHS teaching trust, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Due to the specialist nature of this appointment and the limited agency submission allocation available, interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.