Overview
Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department at Colchester Hospital, part of East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation NHS Trust.
The Dame Clare Marx building - Essex & Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC), opened in November, 2024. ESEOC hubs 8 Elective Orthopaedic theatres and 3 elective wards. The centre is ring fenced to provide elective care and Ambulatory trauma.
Post location and duties
The post holder’s duties will be based primarily at Colchester Hospital and Dame Clare Marx building, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust.
The Trust Doctor will have the principle responsibility of supporting the Orthopaedic team. Additionally the post-holder will take part in the out of hour’s rota. Responsibilities will include involvement in a regular teaching programme as well as participating in weekly meetings and monthly audit meetings. Responsibilities will also include the supervision of junior staff and involvement in a regular teaching programme as well as participating in weekly meetings and monthly audit meetings.
About ESNEFT
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Benefits and working life
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
How to apply
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Role responsibilities
The post-holder’s clinical duties will include care of ward patients, all aspects of elective orthopaedic trauma, admission and primary care of emergencies, attending the operating theatre for trauma and elective lists and have the opportunity for training, audit and clinical research. The post-holder will also participate in the department's full shift rota.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026
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