What You’ll Gain
* Intensive exposure to complex adult & paediatric spine surgery, including scoliosis, trauma, and advanced elective procedures.
* Dedicated mentorship from leading UK spine surgeons.
* Opportunities to lead MDTs, supervise trainees, and contribute to service development.
* Protected time for research, with expectations to present at national/international conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
* Flexible training focus tailored to your career goals, with regular progress reviews.
About the Role
We are looking for senior orthopaedic spine surgeons who share our values of care, compassion, and excellence. You’ll work alongside a high-performing, multidisciplinary team led by renowned Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Spine Consultants, serving a diverse patient population across the North East London Spine Network.
Qualifications
* Essential
o Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
o Post-CCT (or within 3 months of CCT at the time of application).
o Substantial experience as a Senior Orthopaedic Spine Registrar.
o Strong background in complex spine surgery, trauma, and elective care.
o Ability to work effectively in a large, multidisciplinary team, CCT or on specialist register.
o Success in an intercollegiate specialty examination or equivalent.
o Evidence of experience and training in trauma & spinal surgery.
o FRCS (T&O) or equivalent.
o Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective & emergency problems within specialty.
o Ability to perform spine surgery procedures under supervision.
o Higher Specialist Training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery.
o Audit experience.
o Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of a specialist service and to organise & manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting & operating lists.
o Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical & operative skills.
o Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates.
o Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery.
o Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems.
* Desirable
o Evidence of participation in research: Peer reviewed publications.
o Presentation at conferences.
o Audit projects.
o Service improvement projects.
o ATLS instructor.
o Evidence of past training in spine surgery.
o Evidence of past training in scoliosis surgery.
o Previous Fellowship experience.
o Experience of leading on audit projects.
o Experience in developing spine service pathways.
o Spine surgery improvement projects.
o Higher Degree.
o Ability to supervise and lead on postgraduate research.
Salary & Contract
£62,502-67,610 per year. Full-time.
Barts Health NHS Trust – Complex Spine Unit
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The trust is committed to a high-performing, innovative environment and supports an inclusive workforce.
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