Overview
A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a dynamic team based at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust and are keen to expand our consultant body on the York site with another enthusiastic colleague. This prospectus should hopefully provide you greater insight about the fantastic team at York and the benefits of living and working in the historic city of York.
The post is for an Upper Limb Surgeon with a specialist interest in Shoulder and Elbow. The current working model includes a 1 in 10 rota covering a trauma intake providing an in-reach and referral service to other Surgical Wards and the Emergency department. There is dedicated daily trauma list capacity for the prompt management of trauma to complement a 24/7 rota, supported by an experienced multi-disciplinary orthopaedic team.
Responsibilities
* Job plans will be reviewed at least annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities and external commitments.
* We are seeking an experienced shoulder surgeon to join the current team of upper limb surgeons.
* The post holder will have a 10 PA job plan consisting of 8 clinical sessions, 1 Admin and 1 SPA session. Some sessions will be at fixed times; there is a need to adopt a flexible approach to weekly commitments. Weekly activity will be confirmed at least 6 weeks in advance.
* This post carries a 1:10 on call & trauma commitment. The on call rota is split into 2 blocks – Monday to Thursday & Friday to Sunday. During on call time the post holder is responsible for the management of all acute Orthopaedic admissions & trauma lists. Elective activity during this time is cancelled. The post holder is expected to adhere to the Directorate guidelines on consultant responsibilities during on call weeks and demonstrate good communication with colleagues for handover of patient care, when appropriate. No leave should be taken during on call time unless appropriate cover arrangements have been made, agreed and approved by the Clinical Director.
* On appointment of the post holder, the Clinical Director will commence discussions to finalise the job plan which will become operational on commencement.
* Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder, up to a maximum of 2 for full time posts, taking the maximum total to 12.
Post and site information
The York Department currently consists of 14 orthopaedic surgeons providing on call, trauma and elective services at York Hospital. All of the surgeons and middle grade doctors perform some of their clinical work on a seconded basis at the local Independent Sector Treatment Centre (Clifton Park NHS Treatment Centre). Theatre activity will take place at York Teaching Hospital, with outpatient clinics split between the York Hospital site & the Clifton Chapel site. There are four dedicated orthopaedic operating theatres with laminar flow – one trauma, two elective and one day case located in the Day Treatment Unit. We have an established multi-disciplinary team working alongside the surgeons, including Extended Scope Physiotherapists and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For more information please see the job description attached. Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.
Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.
This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
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