Locum Trauma and Orthopaedics Surgeon

The post advertised is for a Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon within the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for a period of 12 months., The job will involve 10 weekly programmed activities which will include Clinics and Theatre lists at QEHB, Good Hope & Solihull Hospitals. This post includes participating in a 1:16 on call rota with additional planned weekend activity.

The post will support the department's needs as well as capabilities within the full range of general Trauma & Orthopaedic On-Call work, including outside referrals and in-house emergencies. The T&O department delivers services across multiple sites, so the applicant will be expected to work on different sites as part of their normal job plan. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre and houses the Royal Centre for Defense Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital delivers the trust fragility femoral fracture service and is one of the busiest hip fracture centers in England. Ambulatory trauma and acute arthroplasty is delivered at Good Hope Hospital, and the Solihull Elective Hub delivers the majority of our planned care., University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.