Job Summary
Join the expanding Trauma & Orthopaedics team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant specialising in Knee Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of one of the UK most ambitious and rapidly developing orthopaedic departments, with a growing regional and national reputation for innovation, quality improvement and clinical excellence. Based across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, the service combines high-volume elective practice with exposure to a major trauma centre and one of the busiest orthopaedic services in England.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
* Provide specialist elective knee surgery services focusing on soft tissue knee procedures and support lower limb arthroplasty activity.
* Reduce inpatient and outpatient waiting lists and contribute to the expansion and development of the Trust’s orthopaedic services.
* Participate in the department’s 1:16 on‑call rota, supporting adult and paediatric trauma, major trauma referrals, in‑house emergencies and ambulatory trauma services across UHB sites.
* Work flexibly across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals in line with agreed job plan.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues including anaesthetists, radiologists, physiotherapists and specialist nursing teams to deliver high‑quality patient‑centred care.
* Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service innovation within a department recognised for its ambitious development programme.
* Engage in teaching and supervision of undergraduate medical students, resident doctors and allied health professionals.
* Commit to research, education and continuous professional development.
Qualifications
* GMC Registration
* CCT or equivalent
* Current ATLS or European Trauma Course provider or instructor
* Experience managing complex trauma in both adults and children within an orthopaedic on‑call service
Benefits
* Band: Consultant
* Salary: £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 yearly
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time
* Location: Trustwide – Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH
* Reference number: 304-KDA-9016145
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