Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics – Foot and Ankle Surgery

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Job summary

Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Darent Valley Hospital

We are seeking to appoint two Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons to join our dynamic and expanding Orthopaedic Department at Darent Valley Hospital.

The successful candidates will work alongside a well-established team of 12 substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons and participate in a 1:8 on-call week commitments and 1:12 on- call weekend commitments. These posts offer the opportunity to develop a specialist interest while providing comprehensive orthopaedic services across both Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital.

Main duties of the job

This is a new Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (LOCUM) post to support the increasing workload in the department and sub-specialisation in foot and ankle. The successful candidate must be on the Specialist Registrar with the GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCST. We offer a comprehensive range of treatment both on the elective and the trauma side for our local and expanding population.

The successful candidate will form part of a 9-member team of Consultants backed by 2 Associate Specialists, 9 Speciality doctors and 3 Deanery Registrars – appointed on the S.E Thames Regional rotation. There will be a total of 10 Junior Doctors (FY2, SHO and CT1s) to support the Directorate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registerable medical qualification, MRCS/FRCS Orthopaedic
  • On specialist register or within 6 months of CCT

Desirable

  • Research degree/MBA

Training and experience

Essential

  • Wide experience in all aspects of Trauma and Orthopaedics
  • Lower limb experience
  • Experience in working in a Trauma and Orthopaedic unit

Desirable

  • Experience in foot and ankle surgery
  • Paediatric foot and ankle surgery
  • Diabetic foot experience

Management/Teaching

Essential

  • Leadership and Budgetary skills. Good interpersonal relationship
  • Committed to training of junior doctors

Desirable

  • Previous experience of teaching
  • Previous management experience, Courses.

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: 5 August 2026

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