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Orthopaedic Consultant in Lower Limb
The closing date is 09 November 2025
Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery Specialising in Lower Limb Surgery with interest in Trauma with Hip and Knee arthroplasty
Applications are invited for a Full Time Consultant in Orthopaedics, for lower limb surgery, based at Northwick Park Hospital and would be required to work across the Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals
We are looking for individuals that share our passion for excellence and want to join our team. It is essential that the successful applicant has experience in lower limb surgery. The role will include elective and trauma operating, fracture clinics and elective clinics. It is hoped that the applicant can be appointed as soon as is practicable.
The Consultants are supported by Registrars, Trust Grade doctors, and junior doctors at FY1/FY2/CT1 level.
It is essential that the applicant has passed the fellowship in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery or equivalent.
Main duties of the job
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
There will be balanced activities between trauma and elective commitments based on service demands, to be further reviews prior to start date.
The activities would include Operation lists, both Elective and Trauma, Regular ward round, Outpatient clinics, both Elective and Trauma. Presenting monthly mortality & morbidity statistics and participating in departmental teaching meetings. Supervision and training middle grade. Be prepared to participate in management duties within the department and the Trust.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description
This is a Consultant post to support the current Orthopaedic service in general trauma, and lower limb elective orthopaedics with a specialty interest in hip and Knee Surgery. It would be an appropriate post for a fellowship trained hip surgeon. The post holder will be expected to workacross the Trust on both the Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospital sites.
Person Specification
Qaulifications
* Appropriate higher orthopaedic surgical qualification (e.g. FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent)
* Higher academic degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Knowledge and Expertise / Subspecialty
* Operational experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics
* Broad based training in Trauma & Orthopaedics and its subspecialties
* Appropriate experience and surgical expertise in Orthopaedic surgery
* Fellowship training in Trauma and Revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty
* NHS experience within the last 3 years
* Fellowship training in adult soft tissue knee ligament reconstruction
Registration
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics, or within six months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR (CP) at the time of interview
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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