Consultant in T&O Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics. The post will have a special interest in Foot & Ankle. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team of 3 Foot & Ankle Surgeons.

As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened recently. We look forward to enhancing our links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: "How would you set up a Diabetes Foot service in the Trust?"

Interested candidates are invited to contact Abhijit Guha to discuss the opportunity.

Interview date: 11/02/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL.

Main duties of the job

The new consultant will be joining a team of 3 Foot & Ankle Surgeons. This post is a new additional post for the service. Together with the other consultants, they will provide a comprehensive Trauma and Elective foot and ankle surgery service to the County of Worcestershire.

The successful applicant is required to provide on call cover for general trauma and orthopaedic emergencies in addition to supporting the emergency service. Where appropriate the Trust aims to manage ambulatory trauma and urgent cases through a Covid free pathway in line with current infection control guidance.

Applications are invited from accredited specialists in Trauma and Orthopaedics who are on the Specialist Register or within six months of attaining the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST). Possession of a higher degree, recognised Fellowship experience and proven research ability is desirable. Applicants will be expected to have a broad experience in Trauma and General Orthopaedics as well as a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery.

We are an enthusiastic and driven team with a focus on providing patient centred, evidence based, cost-effective care and high quality service and training. Any applicant to the post will be expected to demonstrate the ability to contribute constructively to our current service and plans for the future.

Job responsibilities

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.