Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 197-AA7204
- Employer
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lewisham Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 5% on call supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics (speciality - Foot & Ankle)
Consultant
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview
One post for a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics is advertised in general and complex trauma with
a special interest in foot & ankle to complement the current consultants in the Orthopaedic Department
within Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The successful candidate would join the existing team of
nine consultants at University Hospital Lewisham and ten consultants at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Woolwich. Elective work is to be carried out at the Lewisham site.
The appointment (10PAs) will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions.
The post holder will be expected to provide regular trauma sessions and be involved in audit and
clinical governance as required. The post holder will participate in a 1:9 on call rota supported by a full
junior doctor team.
The successful candidate will join a team of hard-working and enthusiastic Trauma and Orthopaedic
consultants. We believe this new post will provide time, support and recognition for well-trained
individuals to develop their clinical and teaching skills, and to deliver excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job
3. General Description of the Post
Introduction
This post will be for a consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, with expertise in complex trauma and foot and ankle
surgery. The post will be for 10 PAs. On-call cover will be based at University Hospital Lewisham covering a 1 in
9 on-call rota for weekends and non-resident nights. Daytime elective work can be scheduled at both hospital
sites, but is almost always undertaken at the Lewisham hospital site due to the number of operating theatres on
this site. Trauma activity can be scheduled at both sites.
Proven competency in trauma and lower limb surgery will be required. This post is important to the Trust to ensure
the continuation of our excellent and busy Orthopaedic Service and support the 18-weeks target.
The successful candidates would join the existing team of 20 substantive consultants at Lewisham and Greenwich
NHS Trust.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service. The
post holder will be expected to provide regular trauma sessions and to participate in clinical governance and
teaching activity. Opportunities for getting involved in NHS leadership will also be made available.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties of post
1. The post holder will participate in the Consultant led trauma service to maintain a
high quality trauma service with Consultant involvement in early operative work and
fracture clinic supervision. The appointee would be encouraged to further develop
and update skills in the acute management of complex fractures and the
management of a foot & ankle service.
2. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust serves a young sporty population and the
referrals of sports related and soft tissue problems are also increasing. The
candidate will be expected to be competent in managing these patients.
3. The post holder will be required to adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of
patients in his/her charge in partnership with other consultant colleagues.
4. He/she will be expected to fully participate in the teaching activities of the
Directorate.
5. For the purpose of management and use of resources, he/she will be accountable
to the Clinical Director of Orthopaedics and work closely with the Service Manager.
6. He/she will share in the Directorates’ management and administrative
responsibilities.
7. The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in
occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
8. The appointee will be responsible for the professional supervision and
management of junior staff and participate in their appointment with other
Consultants.
9. The appointee will be expected to participate in postgraduate teaching of medical
staff and undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of
staff.
10. The appointee will participate on a regular basis in the process of Clinical Audit
within the department and take on the audit role for the department. The appointee
will be expected to attend department and divisional clinical governance meetings
as requested.
11. He/she will be required to maintain an “on-call” (1:8) commitment and to provide
prospective cover for colleagues on a mutually agreed basis in respect of absence
from duty. He/she will be expected to co-operate in the present agreed framework
of the directorate management structure arrangements.
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2. On Call Requirement
Under the Terms and Conditions of the Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff it is
expected that the Consultant will have continuing responsibility for patients admitted under his
care, taking into consideration a shared on-call amongst 10 Consultants.
Active participation on the “On-Call” currently at 1:8 weekdays and 1:9 weekends is a pre-requisite.
3. Special Interest
The current Consultants’ interests include knee surgery, foot & ankle, soft tissue knee, hip
surgery, paediatric surgery and upper limb surgery. The trauma load is shared equally amongst
the Consultants and a Trauma Meeting is held each weekday morning at 8.00 am. Some
minimal invasive and minimal access surgery is conducted in the Trust. The development of a
specialist interest in foot & ankle to compliment the above would be encouraged.
4. Teaching Requirement
This post will be expected to participate in Audit, teaching of Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Nursing
and Allied Health Professionals.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in continuing postgraduate medical education
by attending conferences and training courses as required by the RCS.
The Department of Orthopaedic surgery has developed a strong commitment to teaching and
training. There are daily trauma teaching meetings so as to plan the treatment of emergency
patients for the day. We participate actively in South East Thames Orthopaedic training and
have designated weekly teaching sessions for the junior doctors in the department.
There will be opportunity for research/CPD during the supporting professional activity
sessions. These sessions are designed to give the individual the flexibility to develop a
specialist interest, undertake some research or teaching of the junior medical staff and to
maintain skills.
All Consultants will be expected to register for CPD.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full General Medical Council registration with License to Practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or equivalent
- Primary medical qualification
- An appropriate higher surgical Trauma and Orthopaedic surgical qualification e.g. FRCS (Tr. & Orth.)
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, Diploma
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- To have completed a recognised Fellowship in Foot & Ankle Surgery
- To have completed a recognised Fellowship in Trauma
- Clinical expertise in General Orthopaedics including Trauma
- Good practical clinical skills
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Further degree in leadership to promote departmental development
Clinical Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles of audit
- Evidence of previous audit
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching juniors, medical students and other health care professionals
Desirable criteria
- Proven teaching abilities
- Attendance at formal teaching courses
- Attendance at the TAiP course (Royal College of Surgeons)
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service. Evidence of contribution to safety systems / processes.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience of risk management activity
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of research activity Publication in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- International Podium and Poster Presentations
Other Attributes
Essential criteria
- Team Player
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at consultant level
Desirable criteria
- Leadership training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Laurence James
- Job title
- Orthopaedic Consultant and Foot&Ankle
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971 697640
- Additional information
Mr Shahid Punwar, Orthopaedic Consultant and Clinical Director
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