Specialist Grade Trauma & Orthopaedics (specialising in Hand & Wrist)The closing date is 16 August 2026Job summaryNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Grade Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Hand & Wrist) to join our team on a fixed-term basis from September 2026 for 9 months.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a forward-thinking, CQC Outstanding Trust, delivering specialist elective and trauma hand and wrist services across our modern hospital network.
Working alongside an experienced team of consultant colleagues and multidisciplinary professionals, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing to service development, education, audit, and research activities.
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver specialist elective hand and wrist outpatient and surgical services.
- Participate in the specialist hand trauma rota.
- Support the wider trauma service when required.
- Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and multidisciplinary teams across the Trust.
- Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, education and service development initiatives.
- Participate in teaching medical students and junior doctors within a supportive learning environment.
The Trust is committed to supporting continuing professional development, leadership development and lifelong learning.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.Main duties of the jobClinical Responsibilities- Provide specialist elective Hand & Wrist orthopaedic care through outpatient clinics and operating theatre sessions.
- Assess, diagnose and manage patients with hand and wrist conditions.
- Participate in the specialist hand trauma rota, managing acute hand and wrist injuries.
- Support the wider trauma service and, when required, contribute to the general trauma rota.
- Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.
Service Development and Leadership- Contribute to the provision and development of Trauma & Orthopaedic services across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
- Work with managers and clinical colleagues to improve efficiency and service performance.
- Support service improvement initiatives and help achieve agreed service objectives.
- Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care and service delivery.
Teaching and Training- Participate in teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior doctors.
- Provide constructive feedback and support learning within the department.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Quality Improvement- Participate in clinical audit, governance activities and quality improvement projects.
- Support incident reporting, evidence-based practice and implementation of clinical guidelines
About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description and person specification for further information in relation to the role.
The post offers a typical job plan of:
- 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) for Direct Clinical Care
- 1.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) for Supporting Professional Activities
Person SpecificationQualifications - Essential- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (Tr and Orth) or equivalent
- Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Evidence of fellowship training or an established practice in Hand & Wrist sub-specialty
Experience - Essential- Evidence of a minimum of 12 years post qualification clinical experience, with a minimum of 6 years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
Experience - Desirable- Experience of quality improvement activity
- Experience of leadership
- Experience of supervising SpR's
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer detailsEmployer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director, T&O, Professor Mike Reed, mike.reed@nhs.net
DetailsDate posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £104,401 to £115,341 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8190680HD
Job locations: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ, United Kingdom
