Job summary
Job title: Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Orthopaedics
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Less than full-time, 5.5 PAs
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum pro rata
Interview Date: 17 December 2026

We are looking for a fellowship-trained children's orthopaedic surgeon to contribute to our developing paediatric orthopaedic service, with elective and trauma work and close working with our paediatric department, as part of our forward-thinking and expanding Trauma and Orthopaedic department at Milton Keynes University Hospital. This post is one of four new Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic posts, alongside Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Spine and Shoulder and Elbow (with an interest in Upper Limb Trauma).

This is a less than full time post of up to 5.5 PAs. The job plan is pro rata to 8 DCC : 2 SPA.

The post includes a share of general trauma on call, adult and paediatric, at 1 in 24, so we are looking for a surgeon who has maintained broad trauma skills.

MKUH is a University Teaching Hospital in partnership with the University of Buckingham, with undergraduate teaching delivered through the Buckingham and Oxford medical schools.

MKUH works in a network with Oxford University Hospitals for some complex work, including major trauma, sarcoma, complex paediatrics and, through the Oxford Bone Infection Unit, complex infection work.

Main duties of the job

• Provide elective children's orthopaedic care, including hip dysplasia, clubfoot, lower limb deformity and neuromuscular conditions.
• Lead paediatric trauma care and fracture clinic supervision, including safeguarding.
• Work closely with paediatricians, the emergency department and therapies, and continue established links with Oxford University Hospitals for shared care and complex referrals.
• Contribute to the general trauma on-call rota, adult and paediatric, at 1 in 24.
• Develop transition and community pathways for children with orthopaedic conditions.
• Teach and supervise students and doctors in training, and act as named educational supervisor where appropriate.
• Take part in annual job planning, appraisal and revalidation, with support from the New Consultant Development Programme and a named mentor.

Informal visits and discussions are welcome and encouraged after shortlisting. Interview dates to be confirmed. We expect the post to start from the candidate's first availability, with flexibility for notice periods and for those completing training.

Applications are welcome from doctors within six months of their CCT date at the time of interview.

About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, or eligible and within 6 months of CCT date at the date of interview
• FRCS (Tr and Orth) or equivalent
• Able to take part in general trauma on call, adult and paediatric, at 1 in 12 (1 in 24 less than full time), with recent adult and paediatric trauma experience
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Valid ATLS (or equivalent), or will complete within 6 months of starting
• Safeguarding children training to Level 3 (or equivalent)
• Fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics (minimum 6 months; 12 months preferred) or equivalent documented training at recognised centre of excellence post CCT/CESR
• Logbook showing independent paediatric elective surgery
• Experience of paediatric trauma and of safeguarding in children, and of working with the paediatric team
• Competence in adult general trauma, with evidence in the logbook, including hip fracture surgery
• Ability to practise independently as a consultant
• Participation in audit and QI; understanding of clinical governance
• Understanding of research methods and critical appraisal
• Experience of teaching and supervising doctors in training and students
• Understanding of the NHS and resource constraints; effective team working

Desirable criteria

• Second fellowship or additional subspecialty training (for example hip, neuromuscular, limb reconstruction); teaching or leadership qualification
• Experience of dual consultant or complex operating; outreach or shared-care experience with a tertiary centre
• Experience of developmental dysplasia of the hip, clubfoot, hip conditions in adolescents or neuromuscular conditions; experience of transition and community pathways
• Major trauma centre experience; consultant level on-call experience
• Consultant or equivalent level experience
• Led a completed audit or QI project that changed practice; registry experience
• Peer-reviewed publications; national presentations; ability to supervise research
• Formal educational role
• Formal leadership training; led a service change or pathway

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact
Clinical Lead: Mr Richard Craig, Richard.craig@mkuh.nhs.uk

Apply through our website