Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant- Hand and Wrist

The department provides teaching and research commitments associated with the University of Birmingham as well as the Birmingham and Warwickshire Orthopaedic Training Programmes.

The post advertised is for an appointment within the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital (HGS) sites. The appointment is in line with the department's ambitious vision to restore and expand its elective capacity and intended to support the HGS upper limb trauma service and elective elbow, hand and wrist service.

The posts will support the department's needs as well as capabilities within the full range of general Trauma & Orthopaedic on-call work with a 1:16-week frequency, including adult and paediatric trauma, outside referrals and in-house emergencies.

The trust is a Major Trauma Centre and is one of the busiest elective centres in England. The T&O department delivers services across multiple sites, so the applicant will be expected to work on different sites as part of their normal job plan

DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals deliver a range of trauma and elective services with an extensive catchment area.

Solihull Hospital has undergone a recent expansion and is now a dedicated surgical hub with three dedicated elective orthopaedic theatres. We have an ambitious quality improvement programme in place and have successfully delivered day case arthroplasty since opening in October 2024 and have developed a minor operating suite delivering WALANT hand surgery.

Heartlands hospital is a trauma unit and delivers the largest fragility fracture service in Europe.

Good Hope hospital currently provides a busy ambulatory trauma service with a high volume of upper limb trauma and a delivers a high volume of complex arthroplasty.