Consultant In Trauma & Orthopaedics with an interest in Trauma Surgery

Provide specialist consultant trauma and orthopaedic care for adult and paediatric patients across the Trust.

Share responsibility with consultant colleagues for the management of trauma and orthopaedic patients requiring admission.

Undertake fracture clinics, virtual fracture clinics and trauma operating lists across Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable University Hospital.

Participate in the relevant on-call and weekend trauma operating arrangements for the appointed post, with base site and detailed job plan confirmed through appointment and job planning.

Support teaching and training of intermediate grade doctors, junior medical staff, nursingstaffand medical students.

Take an active role in clinical governance, audit, CPD and departmental development, including the ongoing development of cross-site trauma provision.

These four 10 PA substantive consultant posts will form the dedicated trauma consultant team for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The team will work cross-site, with two postsdesignatedas Bedford Hospital based and two postsdesignatedas Luton & Dunstable Hospital based. One Luton-based post includes an interest in trauma surgery and paediatrics.

All posts have a shared purpose: to provide high-quality consultant-led trauma and orthopaedic care across Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, contributing to safe,effectiveand resilient seven-day trauma provision.

Post closes: 01.11.26

Dearden Assessment: November (TBC)

AAC Date: 27.11.26

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Qualifications

Essential: - MBChB or Equivalent; - FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) or equivalent

Desirable: - Post graduate qualification MSc, MD, PhD,MA, Masters in Medical Education

Registration

Clinical Experience

Desirable: - Record of regular attendance at national specialty meetings in trauma surgery; - Evidence of subspecialty training or fellowship out of region

Clinical Governance

Desirable: - Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine; - Implementation of evidence based guidelines; - Participation in relevant national audits

Research

Desirable: - Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal; - Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Teaching

Desirable: - Interest in teaching medical, nursing and other groups of staff

Communication and language skills

Management & administrative experience

Essential: - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service; - Ability to manage and lead department

Desirable: - Ability to supervise postgraduate research