This is a 12 month locum post with a view to a substantive post pending planned retirement within the department. The successful applicant will be expected to work closely with the existing 22 Orthopaedic Surgeons (15 T&O and 7 spinal surgeons) to provide a comprehensive Trauma and Orthopaedic Service for the population of Somerset.
The post attracts a total of 11 PAs and includes being on call (1 in 12 weekdays and 1 in 12 for weekends) for General Orthopaedic Trauma. The post holder will be an orthopaedic surgeon with training in both trauma and have a subspecialist interest in soft tissue and arthroplasty knee surgery. We would anticipate an interest in partial knee replacements and an exposure to robotic assisted surgery. The post is predominately based and Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, but the appointee must be prepared to work flexibly off site, in alternative units such as community hospitals in Somerset, Yeovil and the Taunton Nuffield Hospital.
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