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Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
12 months (12 months fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
203-S1844
Employer
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Warwick
Salary
dependant on experience
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Arthroplasty & Revision Knee Surgery

Locum Consultant

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. 

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available. 

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation. 

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).


Job overview

The orthopaedic department refurbishment of Theatres took place in 2011 and. A further theatre was built in 2019. The Main Theatre facility now contains 6 operating suites including 4 clean air theatres. There are also another 2 clean air theatres in the Day Surgery Unit. There is also a vanguard theatre attached to the elective orthopaedic ward.
There are currently 13 Orthopaedic Consultants that provide Orthopaedic services within the Trust.
 
The Consultants are supported by: 
An Associate Specialist (Mr. Bello Dikko)
One Senior Orthopaedic Fellow
Seven middle grade Doctors
Four Specialist Registrars from the West Midlands Deanery (totalling 11) 
Junior training grades who form part of a combined junior surgical out of hour’s rota. 
3 ACP’s

The successful applicant will have the support of the medical secretarial service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide daytime cover for the ward/unit and the basic working week is flexible with core hours from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Monday to Friday, totalling 40 hours. 

The on-call trauma week is undertaken 1 week in 8.

This is a Locum consultant position. Fixed term for one year.

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1) To support the delivery of the Adult inpatient Orthopaedic service at Warwick Hospital.
2) To manage both Adult & Paediatric Orthopaedic trauma during the on-call week. This is supported by the Paediatric Consultants and the dedicated Children & Young Persons ward staff (MacGregor ward) at Warwick hospital, and the regional tertiary referral centre for 
Paediatric Orthopaedics at University Hospital of Coventry & Warwick (UHCW). There is no provision for anaesthetising children <2 years at the hospital. Transfer to UHCW is arranged for these patients. These services are available 7-days a week and are also supported by an on-call duty manager for the hospital. Mentoring and clinical support advice are available at the weekend from the Clinical Director in Orthopaedics and the other sub-speciality Consultants.
3) To support the management of primary hip and knee arthroplasty.

Person specification

Academic Achievements

Essential criteria
  • Research experience and/or higher qualifications as evidence of research in Orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
  • Additional Relevant Qualifications

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tamara Harries
Job title
General Manager Trauma and Orthopaedics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01926 495321
Additional information

Tamara Harries
01926 495321 EXT 4888
[email protected]

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