Substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics (Shoulder Surgeon)

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a surgeon to specialise in shoulder elective surgery as well as general and subspecialty orthopaedic trauma management.

The outpatient service for this service is a multidisciplinary clinic with input from physiotherapy, podiatry, radiology and sports and exercise medicine consultants and registrars. This service has grown over the past 24 months and the work associated with these clinics has led to a greater demand for our services.

Main duties of the job

This post will work with 10 other orthopaedic consultants and be part of the trauma and orthopaedic team at the Homerton Hospital. This post is part of the strategic plan to build on the success of our Trauma & Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine service.

Expertise is required within both trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery, and this will include training in all aspects of shoulder surgery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) – proposed CCT/CESR (CP) within 6 months of interview / CESR or European Community Rights (3)
  • An appropriate higher – [specialty e.g. ‘Orthopaedic’] surgical qualification

Desirable

  • Post-graduate doctorate (e.g. PhD or MD)

Experience and Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Clinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training
  • Completion of fellowship scheme in upper limb (shoulder) surgery
  • Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
  • Experience in modern surgical techniques.

Desirable

  • Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist upper limb (shoulder) surgery
  • Evidence of high volume trauma surgery
  • rauma fellowship, experience with subspecialty shoulder trauma & peri-prosthetic fractures

Leadership

Essential

  • Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate and to share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the orthopaedic service

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students

Teaching & training

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)

Research

Essential

  • Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
  • Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English

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: 29 July 2026

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