Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an Interest in Lower Limb Trauma and Arthroplasty

NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new consultant post with sub-specialty interest in lower limb trauma and arthroplasty within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Service in NHS Lanarkshire.

Main Duties of the Role

        To provide inpatient and outpatient Trauma and Orthopaedic services and to provide additional support to the lower limb arthroplasty services.

           To take part in our 1-in-22 consultant on-call rota

Working for our Organisation

NHS Lanarkshire is an exciting innovative health board to work for, serving a population of 650 000 with 3 acute hospitals. NHS Lanarkshire seeks to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in lower limb trauma and arthroplasty to join our multidisciplinary team. The post would include a full commitment to adult and paediatric trauma in the Wishaw Trauma Unit which is part of the West of Scotland Major Trauma Network. The post also offers the opportunity to develop a full elective practice based at the other acute hospitals in Lanarkshire with a dedicated elective unit at Hairmyres Hospital.

The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis (including up to 2 non-DCC) but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. If full-time, up to 2 EPAs may be available to undertake additional clinical activity.

The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.

Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.

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Informal enquiries should be directed to the Clinical Director of Orthopaedics Mr Kumar Periasamy, kumar.periasamy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or Service Manager Chris Swallow Christopher.swallow@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on or viamedical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire

Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk)

Interview date: 20th December 2024.