Job summary
- Main area
- trauma and orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week)
- Job ref
- 418-M-TO-255
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in T&O, with interest in Spinal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time (10 PA) Locum Consultant in Spinal Surgery to join the dynamic and enthusiastic team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role is primarily based at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, with some clinical sessions at Bedford Hospital.
The spinal surgery team builds upon the current successful model. This is a new post and will take the spinal team to 3 Consultants, supported by a dedicated spinal coordinator and middle-grade doctors on their spinal rotation. The team will provide comprehensive spinal care, including elective spinal surgery, outpatient clinics, and diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections.
There will be regular outpatient clinics at each site, along with weekly spinal theatre lists and the appointee will participate in the weekly spinal MDT. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the general trauma duties within the department (trauma surgery, fracture clinic and on call).
The role also includes teaching and training intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff, and medical students. There will be a protected off-timetable day per week, as well as SPA and clinical administration time.
This is an exciting time to join the Spinal Surgery team, as we build upon good practice and performance to develop our Trust’s strategy for excellence in spinal care. Join us to make a significant impact on patient care and advance your career in a collaborative and innovative setting.
Main duties of the job
As a Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with an interest in Spinal Surgery at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will be responsible for maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of all Trauma & Orthopaedic and Spinal surgery patients
You will share the management of Trauma and Orthopaedic patients requiring admission with your colleagues in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Departments. Your role will include performing general on-call and trauma commitments as well as specialist spinal surgical management.
You will undertake regular outpatient clinics at both Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital, further developing the joint working strategy of the unit. Additionally, you will participate in the weekly spinal MDT and undertake regular elective spinal surgery lists. You will provide specialist spinal advice and guidance to other specialties for both outpatients and inpatients, accepting referrals where there is a realistic expectation of a surgical target.
Your role will also involve teaching and training intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff, and medical students. You will actively participate in departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit, and take responsibility for continuing professional development (CPD).
Working for our organisation
Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities include:
· Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all Trauma & Orthopaedic and Spinal surgery patients.
· Sharing the management of Trauma and Orthopaedic patients requiring admission with colleagues in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Departments.
· Performing general on-call and trauma commitments as well as specialist spinal surgical management.
· Teaching and training intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff, and medical students.
· Actively participating in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
· Taking responsibility for and actively participating in continuing professional development (CPD).
· Undertaking elective clinics, fracture clinics, and virtual fracture clinics.
· Undertaking regular elective spinal surgery lists.
· Performing diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections.
· Conducting non-specialist major surgery such as lumbar discectomy, posterior lumbar decompression, posterior lateral lumbar fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (all procedures are either one-level or two-level cases).
· Not performing paediatric spinal surgery and spinal deformity surgery (either paediatric or adult) as part of this post.
· Undertaking triage and mentoring activities to streamline elective referrals.
· Providing specialist spinal advice and guidance to other specialties for both outpatients and inpatients, accepting referrals where there is a realistic expectation of a surgical target.
· Participating in the weekly spinal MDT.
· Scheduling some clinical sessions at Bedford Hospital, as we work together to further develop the joint working strategy of the departments across the newly merged organisation.
· Ensuring weekly work commitments are within the Working Time Regulations on working hours and influenced by the Royal College of Surgery recommendations, the Consultant contract, and specified in the Job Plan.
· Encouraging the appointee to choose a mentor outside the department locally within an established innovative programme aimed at supporting every new Consultant member of the Trust.
· Embracing team spirit and support, with the department enjoying a very close working relationship where all clinical issues are openly discussed at formal and informal meetings.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration with a valid Licence to Practise
- An appropriate higher trauma and orthopaedic surgical qualification
- Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- To be within 6-months of attaining UK CCT or to have submitted CESR paperwork and awaiting decision
Desirable criteria
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma and Orthopaedics via CCT or CESR (CP)
- CESR
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or Equivalent
- FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification MSc, MD, PhD,MA, Masters in Medical Education
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
- Comprehensive knowledge in Trauma and Orthopaedics and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems, both trauma and elective orthopaedics
- Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision. Knowledge and Experience in general trauma both for adults and children
- Knowledge and experience in subspecialty of Spinal Surgery
- Knowledge and experience in General Trauma
- Evidence of subspecialty training or fellowship out of region.
Desirable criteria
- Record of regular attendance at national specialty meetings in trauma surgery
- Evidence of subspecialty training or fellowship out of region
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of the principles of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and direct experience of audit.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine.
- Implementation of evidence based guidelines.
- Participation in relevant national audits
Communication & Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, other specialities and support staff
- Good knowledge of and ability to use spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using variety of methods and to respond to questions
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of management experience or training.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to manage and lead department
- Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities and waiting lists
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
- Caring, honest and reliable.
- Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical and on-call duties
- Have a commitment to CME/CPD
- Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
Domicile
Essential criteria
- Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.
Knowledge & Standards
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and Experience of Safeguarding for Children and Adults
- Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC.
Research & Teaching
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the principles of research and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students.
- Understands learner centred teaching.
- Completed a Teaching the Teachers or similar course.
Desirable criteria
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Interest in teaching medical, nursing and other groups of staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Jim Gray
- Job title
- Clinical Director or Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01582 718221
- Additional information
Ben Gainsford, General Manager for Trauma & Orthopaedics, Urology & Vascular Surgery via Mr Gray’s secretary on 01582 718221.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS FT
Medical Workforce Department
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
- Telephone
- 01582 718222
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