Locum Consultant T&O - Lower Limb Complex & Revision Arthroplasty
We are recruiting a Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with a specialist interest in lower limb arthroplasty, including complex primary and revision surgery, for a 12‑month fixed term period based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, supportive and forward‑thinking Trauma & Orthopaedic team delivering both elective and emergency care within the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing expert clinical care in Trauma & Orthopaedics, including assessment, diagnosis, and surgical management of patients requiring complex primary and revision lower limb arthroplasty procedures.
- Contributing to the delivery and ongoing development of a high‑quality, sustainable arthroplasty service aligned to Health Board objectives and regional transformation programmes.
- Sharing responsibility for the acute management of trauma patients, including participation in a 1:12 on‑call rota, ensuring safe, timely and consultant‑led decision making for emergency admissions.
- Leading and supporting multidisciplinary working across orthopaedics, collaborating with specialist nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthogeriatric teams to optimise patient outcomes, particularly for frail and elderly patients.
- Supporting the development of integrated care pathways across hospital and community settings, ensuring continuity of care and improved patient experience.
- Contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement and audit activities, ensuring practice meets the highest standards of safety, effectiveness and patient‑centred care.
- Demonstrating leadership in service development, identifying opportunities for innovation, efficiency and improved clinical outcomes within arthroplasty and trauma services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
- Completion of relevant Royal College examinations (or equivalent).
Clinical Experience
- Broad based experience within the specialty area.
- Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
- Evidence of leading a team.
- Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.
Teaching
- Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
- Teaching qualification.
Research and Scholarship
- Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
- Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
- Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
- Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
- Active participation in research.
Clinical Governance
- Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
- Understanding of clinical audit (or quality improvement project).
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
- Knowledge of risk management.
- Participation in clinical audit.
Safeguarding
- Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
- Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.
Skills and Attributes
- Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
- Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
- Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team‑working skills.
Other
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
