Job Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon (on a full-time or part-time basis) with a specialist interest in young adult hip surgery (to include primary hip and knee replacement but excluding revision joint replacement).
The successful candidate will have had or have planned specialist training in their area of interest and will be encouraged to develop that special interest to complement the other members of the department while participating in the provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic services to the population of 500,000.
Key Responsibilities
10.25 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care (including Trauma commitments)
1.5 Programmed Activities of Supporting Professional Activities
Participation in the on-call rota - approximately one in ten trauma clinic provision, one in ten trauma operating including weekends and one in twenty on call nights.
The post holder will:
* Be fellowship trained in Hip Preservation Surgery (hip arthroscopy, pelvic osteotomy, soft tissue injury around hip) and Hip arthroplasty
* Have a strong interest in General Orthopaedic Trauma
* Have a strong interest in research, particularly in hip preservation surgery
Qualifications
The candidate should be fellowship trained (or have planned) and have completed CCST. The candidate should have particular expertise in young adult hip surgery and lower limb arthroplasty and trauma, and will have evidence of formal leadership training and quality improvement activity. The successful candidate should also have a research doctorate (PhD/MD) or equivalent (or clear evidence of successful progression towards) and publications in medical referenced journals within the last 3 years.
Additional Information
Northumbria Healthcare is actively developing a multidisciplinary team approach to the Trauma and Orthopaedic service provision. The successful candidate will be expected to join an acute service at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and throughout the Trust.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Northumbria Healthcare is one of the best performing NHS organisations in England and focuses on staff experience as much as patient experience. Sound too good to be true? It isn’t. Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Application Deadline
This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026.
Please see the attached job description for further information on the role and main responsibilities.
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