Job summary
This post is for a Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Hand & Wrist Surgery, supporting the existing substantive consultant workforce in delivering high-quality elective and trauma orthopaedic care across the full patient pathway.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of elective Hand & Wrist services, helping to increase clinical capacity, address the elective backlog and reduce waiting times for patients. The role will include outpatient clinics, elective operating lists, inpatient and day-case activity, alongside appropriate support to the trauma service, including trauma operating and fracture clinic activity where required.

The post holder will work closely with the existing Hand & Wrist multidisciplinary team and contribute to the assessment and management of a broad range of hand and wrist conditions, supporting safe, effective and timely patient care.

This is a locum post initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis within the Musculoskeletal & Specialist Surgery Clinical Management Group (MSS CMG). The majority of elective activity will be delivered at Leicester General Hospital, with trauma activity primarily delivered at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The post holder may also be required to work across other UHL or associated sites in line with service requirements.

Main duties of the job
Hand & Wrist care across designated Trust sites. They will join the established Hand & Wrist multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective patient care.

This is a 12-month fixed-term Locum Consultant post established to support elective recovery, reduce waiting list pressures and increase capacity within the Hand & Wrist service. The post holder will manage a broad range of elective hand and wrist conditions and support the delivery of additional activity aimed at improving access and reducing waiting times for patients.

Duties will include consultant-led outpatient clinics, elective operating lists, inpatient and day-case activity, multidisciplinary team working, service improvement initiatives and elective recovery programmes.

The post holder will also contribute to the Trauma and Orthopaedic service where appropriate, including the assessment and management of hand and wrist trauma, trauma operating lists and fracture clinic activity. The post does not include participation in the consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic on-call rota.

Applicants should have significant experience in Hand & Wrist surgery and be able to support both elective and trauma activity within the specialty. Fellowship-level training in Hand & Wrist surgery is desirable, together with experience in the assessment and surgical management of a broad range of elective and trauma-related hand and wrist conditions.

Job responsibilities

• To deliver consultant-level elective care within the Hand & Wrist service, supporting elective recovery and the reduction of waiting list pressures.
• To work collaboratively with the Hand & Wrist multidisciplinary team to support elective recovery, service delivery and ongoing service development.
• To take responsibility for the management of inpatients and outpatients under the post holders care, ensuring safe, effective and timely clinical management.
• To contribute to consultant-led outpatient clinics, elective theatre activity, day-case services and multidisciplinary clinical decision-making.
• To provide appropriate support to Hand & Wrist trauma services, including fracture clinics and trauma operating activity, according to service requirements.
• To provide supervision, training and teaching to junior medical staff, allied health professionals and medical students.
• To work collaboratively with Trauma & Orthopaedic colleagues and other relevant specialties as required. There is no formal consultant on-call commitment associated with this post.
• To participate fully in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, quality improvement, appraisal, mandatory training and relevant service improvement initiatives.

Person Specification
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• MB BS or Equivalent
• FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent
• CCT/CESR in Trauma & Orthopaedics (or within 6 months of Interview)
• Considerable clinical experience in general Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.
• Experience of working within the NHS.
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality orthopaedic care.
• Experience of service development, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement within a Trauma Orthopaedic service.
• Experience of and a commitment to training/teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Able to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Personal integrity and reliability.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good team player and good communicator.

Desirable

• Fellowship training in Hand & Wrist surgery.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.
• Experience teaching and supervising junior medical staff and allied healthcare professionals.

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.

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

Reference number: 358-8318299-MSK
Closing date: 09 November 2026

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