Locum Consultant in T&O with special interest in Paediatrics
The closing date is 17 June 2026.
This role is within the department of Trauma & Orthopaedics at GWH. The appointed candidate(s) will specialise as an Orthopaedic paediatric consultant and form part of the adult on call Orthopaedic rota. The successful candidate will join an existing team of seventeen consultant medical staff. On joining the department, you will become part of a well‑established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will be expected to participate in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues. The Trust places high importance on staff wellbeing, offering a wide variety of support to help maintain wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trust’s Health and Wellbeing team received a National Award in 2020 for the work they have done locally.
Main duties of the job
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.
Clinical Duties
* Multidisciplinary team working is a key component, involving regular MDT discussions with colleagues.
* Providing evidence‑based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
* Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support).
* Development of sub‑specialty interests that fit in with division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
* Teaching, examination and accreditation duties and contribution to undergraduate, post‑graduate and continuing medical education activity.
* Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
* Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
* Likely on‑call commitments, confirmed during the period of employment subject to departmental needs.
* Liaising accordingly with strong regional links for paediatrics in Oxford and Bristol.
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership Responsibilities
* All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.
* Support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.
* Contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director in line with the Trust’s business plans.
* Ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
* Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
* Assist in the cost‑effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non‑pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
* Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
* Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues/AHPs and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
* Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management.
* Appoint candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.
Clinical Governance and Audit
* All consultants are expected to participate in clinical effectiveness activities. They are expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services.
* Consultants lead the safeguarding of high standards of care by participating in the creation of an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.
* Support the Clinical/Medical Leadership teams within their division to achieve the following:
o Production of a Division annual clinical governance plan.
o Production of a Division quality strategy.
o Production of a Division quarterly report to the Trust’s Clinical Governance and Risk Committee.
o Ensure targets within the plan are met, including:
+ Adoption of evidence‑based practice including compliance with government guidance, e.g. NICE.
+ Establishment and implementation of a Division clinical audit programme.
+ Completion of risk assessments as required and compliance with the Trust’s risk management policies and strategies including control assurance standards.
+ Encouraging research and development.
+ Ensuring, through the Divisional Director, that Division staff meet the education and training targets agreed within the Trust’s annual plan.
+ Ensuring through the Divisional Director that complaints management is timely and effective, including implementing action plans relating to individual complaints.
+ Contributing to workforce planning to ensure timely availability of appropriate clinical skills to maintain excellence in patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully registered with the GMC.
* CCT (or equivalent for non‑UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.
Experience
* Full Paediatric fellowship training.
* Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
* Expertise in full range of Trauma & Orthopaedic conditions including adult trauma.
* Sub‑specialty interest in all aspects of orthopaedic paediatric surgery.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Great Western Hospital
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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