Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 241-574S-M&D-26
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Hip and Knee Surgery
Consultant
Job overview
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department are looking to recruit a Hip and Knee Surgeon. The successful applicant will join a department of 14 Orthopaedic Surgeons and will work electively, along with supporting trauma activity .
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have a special interest in hip and knee surgery and will be expected to provide an elective and trauma service. They will be involved in the management of elective and complex hip and knee patients, ward rounds and MDT clinics, as well as a comprehensive Orthopaedic and Trauma service. The post will also include duties on the weekday and weekend on-call rota. The job will entail ward rounds as well as involvement in teaching junior staff.
Working for our organisation
We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton – the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.
The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women’s and children’s services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We’re structured in four clinical divisions – Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we’re accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.
Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will have a special interest in hip and knee surgery and will be expected to provide an elective and trauma service. They will be involved in the management of elective and complex hip and knee patients, ward rounds and MDT clinics, as well as a comprehensive Orthopaedic and Trauma service. The post will also include duties on the weekday and weekend on-call rota. The job will entail ward rounds as well as involvement in teaching junior staff.
Please see job description for more information
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS Orth. entry onto the Specialist Register or a Specialist Registrar within 6 months of the award of their CCST (or recognized equivalent if outside the UK) of the date of interview
- Evidence of completion of training programme offering wide experience in both elective and non elective surgery
- Evidence of progressive personal development, including research
- Interest in the surgical and management of patients with hip and knee diseases
- Inclusion on General Medical Council's Specialist Register
- Broad experience in the management of general skeletal trauma, including Paediatrics
- Basic Medical qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Publications relevant to hip and knee disease management and surgery
- Attendance at a recognised management course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in hip and knee trauma surgery
- Able to provide a general trauma on call service
- Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Desirable criteria
- Enrolment or completion of a Fellowship in hip and knee
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within the relevant clinical and managerial structure
- Able to Lead and motivate staff
- Able to work collaboratively with and relate to all other health care staff. Ability to effectively communicate will colleagues and especially with patients and their carers
- Keen and motivated to both learn and teach
Desirable criteria
- Completion of a fellowship in hip and knee surgery
- Computer literate, able to produce presentations, reports and statistical analysis
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
- Ms Emma Mulgrew
- Job title
- Orthopaedic Consultant and Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390390
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