Overview
We have a new opportunity for a Locum Consultant Ortho‑Geriatrician to join our Orthopaedic team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide joint peri‑ and post‑operative care for frail trauma patients admitted under the Trauma team. We currently review and manage all patients admitted with femoral fractures, over the age of 60, throughout their admission, offering a consultant review three times a week. We also offer a comprehensive frailty service, reviewing all admitted patients (under the Orthopaedic team) with either a fragility fracture or a frailty score of ≥5. We provide bone health follow‑up clinic for our patients and, if there is interest in expanding our out‑patient support following discharge, this is something we could explore.
Schedule
* AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF
* PM SPA
* AM Ward round/outpatient clinic
* PM MDT
* AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF
* PM Frailty reviews
* AM OFF (if attending trauma meeting) or ward round – Frailty/NOF
* PM 1/2 SPA 1/2 Frailty reviews
* AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF
* PM Family clinic
Additional Information
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jun 2026.
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