Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Upper Limb Surgeon: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) is seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant in Upper Limb Surgery. The postholder will support increased activity and provide flexibility delivering a high-quality service to patients referred from primary care, triage services and other secondary or tertiary care providers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will initially have a 10 PA job plan consisting of a mix of Orthopaedic clinics and theatres with the opportunity to pursue leadership, research or teaching interests.

The appointee will be expected to undertake and deliver quality improvement work as part of their SPA allocation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CCT or CESR (CP) – proposed
  • Full GMC Registration

Skills

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years Orthopaedic surgical experience at middle grade level to include at least 12 months experience at fellowship level.
  • 1-year Fellowship experience in soft tissue reconstruction and Arthroscopy shoulder surgery.
  • Strong record in research publication

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of clear commitment to delivering high quality patient care including attendance and contribution to speciality meetings

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: 20 October 2026

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