Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 6 months (To meet the immediate demands of the service)
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week)
- Job ref
- 050-YGC-T&O-0626-L
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glan Clwyd Hospital
- Town
- Rhyl
- Salary
- £125,509 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Locum Consultant
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
The organisation is currently undertaking a comprehensive operating model review and change programme to ensure we are best positioned for the future, creating exciting opportunities to shape how we work and deliver for the people of North Wales.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.
Job overview
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is looking for a full-time Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) who will be predominantly based at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Abergele Hospital (and the North Wales Elective Hub at Llandudno once open) for period of six months.
Main duties of the job
The duties of the post are to support the Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) team in the provision of elective and emergency orthopaedic surgery with an emphasis on lower limb arthroplasty surgery for hips and knees. The appointee will join a team that comprises of seven arthroplasty surgeons who deliver a busy service for both trauma and elective hip and knee arthroplasties.
The appointee will work within the T&O team at large which includes thirteen Consultants offering a range of sub-specialty services including foot and ankle surgery, lower limb arthroplasty, soft tissue, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist surgery.
There is a Trauma on call commitment associated with the post with a frequency of 1:11 weekdays, Monday to Thursday and 1:11 weekends Friday to Sunday.
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the departmental programmes for education and training as well as the clinical governance process within the Department and the Health Board.
Working for our organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales’s largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff.
BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services for the population of North Wales, across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region.
The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare in North Wales and possess the skills and experience required for this role, we invite you to apply.
Informal conversations are encouraged prior to applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- FRCS/MRCS and FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedic) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MD or other higher degree
- On the GMC Specialist Register in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
- Broad Hip and Knee arthroscopic and open surgery experience
- Experience in management of trauma
- Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
- Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship in Lower Limb Surgery including Trauma
- Experience in Revision Surgery
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to deal with General Trauma and General Paediatric trauma
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
- Teaching Skills
- Understanding of information systems and technology
- Clinical skills appropriate to the post
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to meet the needs of the Service
- Aligns own values with those of the Health Board
- Flexible approach
- Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at local, regional and a national level
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker or willingness to learn the Welsh Language
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Deepu Bhaskar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead – Trauma & Orthopaedics Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 843842
- Additional information
Keiron Cranham
Lead Manager
03000 846825
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