Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics – Hand & Wrist Surgery: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 114,099 to 166,585 £ / Year

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon,sub-specialised in hand and wrist surgery

The successful candidate will join the existing Orthopaedic Team with CTM. The post will have an emergency ‘on call’ commitment on a 1 in 12.

This post holders will join the team of Consultants, Specialty and Registrar Doctors responsible for the provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic services to Cwm Taf Morgannwg, University Health Board. The post may also be required to undertake sessions across other sites within the organisation.

Interview date 21st October 2026.

Main duties of the job

The post will be required to share the responsibility of providing Trauma and Orthopaedic outpatient and inpatient care for the local population and in doing so foster excellent working relationships within and outside the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department.

This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The consultant will be required to undertake sessions across other sites within the organisation. The post holder will be appointed on an equal footing with current colleagues.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • -Full GMC registration with license to practice

Desirable

  • Sub-specialised in hand and wrist surgery
  • British or European Hand Diploma certification
  • Other qualifications E.g. PhD/MD

Experience/ Training

Essential

  • -Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
  • -Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff

Desirable

  • -Appropriate fellowship training

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • -Ability to deal with General Trauma and General Paediatric trauma
  • -Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • -Clinical Skills appropriate to the post
  • -Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • -Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
  • -Commitment to modern practices
  • -Ability to take a lead role in clinical development
  • -Ability to undertake on-call commitments

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 17 September 2026

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