Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical
- Grade
- Orthopaedic Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (The Trust will pay additional PAs for those consultants performing agreed, specified additional roles.)
- Job ref
- 179-7814597-MSC
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum plus an on-call availability supplement if appropriate
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/05/2026
Employer heading
Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic specialising in Hand and Wrist
Orthopaedic Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and committed Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with an interest in hand and Wrist, to join the team at the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds.
The individual appointed to the post will have completed general orthopaedic training including general on call trauma, and have completed or be undertaking a Fellowship in Hand and Wrist
We are an innovative department who work well together and are looking for someone to join our team. The role will involve participating in the on-call rota (currently 1:10) covering DGH level trauma.
This post will involve cross site working, as we join our ICS colleagues in utilisation of the Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) in Colchester (due to open October 2024).
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Main duties of the job
- Provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic services, to the highest clinical standards in particular to lead in the development of a subspecialist service in Hand and Wrist
- To share with colleagues’ responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department.
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, para-medical practitioners.
- To participate actively in both Departmental and Trust Clinical Governance and Audit.
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME), appraisal and revalidation.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
West Suffolk Hospital is a District General Hospital built in 1974. It serves a population of around 280,000 in West Suffolk and South Norfolk.
All major orthopaedic subspecialties and trauma are dealt with by the department, except spinal surgery and pelvic trauma. Paediatric-Orthopaedic services are covered on-site. Paediatric trauma is covered by the on-call duty Consultant. Spine conditions are managed by the regional back and neck service based in Ipswich. Pelvic and acetabular fractures and patients with multiple injuries are usually referred to the Major Trauma Unit at Addenbrookes, if they have not been taken there directly.
The Trauma & Orthopaedic Team at the West Suffolk is well regarded both locally and nationally. The department was one of the initials DOH beacon sites for the development of an enhanced recovery joint replacement program. The department has its own joint replacement surveillance program with follow up of over twenty-five years. We were early contributors to both the NJR and NHFD. There is an active culture of research with regular presentations from staff at national meetings and publications each year.
The department was one of the first in England to set up a ‘Virtual Fracture Clinic’ service. It was highlighted in a previous CQC inspection as an example of outstanding practice.
The department is regularly one of the top performing units with excellent outcomes on the NJR and the NHFD.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS orth. or Success in appropriate overseas Specialty examination
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
Desirable criteria
- ATLS Instructor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience to the level required for gaining a UK CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective and especially within subspecialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- A wide experience of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
- Expertise in most if not all aspects of hand and wrist conditions.
Desirable criteria
- Six years supervised training in an appropriate SpR level training programme
- Fellowship level training in Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Evidence of contribution to the development of clinical guidelines/pathways for Hand & Wrist conditions
Management Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead surgical firm
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- mandatory deanery requirement of clinical supervisor training ( or an undertaking to complete this after appointment )
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to take on managerial tasks.
Teaching/Education
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior doctors (FY1, FY2, ST1/2 and SpRs).
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Research
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- Intention to initiate and lead research programmes.
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Commitment to following NICE guidance
- Commitment to national audits eg NJR, NHFD
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Michael Dunne
- Job title
- Consultant Trauma and Othopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact Angela Price to arrange informal meeting
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