Locum Consultant Knee

Job summary
The Orthopaedic Service provides a comprehensive elective and trauma service to a large and diverse population, with tertiary referral links across the region. The service works closely with neighbouring Trusts and independent sector providers to support elective recovery and waiting list management.

The knee service delivers a full range of soft tissue knee procedures, including arthroscopy, meniscal surgery and ligament reconstruction. The post holder will play a key role in high-volume elective knee activity, with a focus on reducing long-wait pathways and improving patient flow across outpatient and surgical services.

The service is supported by a multidisciplinary team, with close collaborative working across radiology, anaesthetics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation services to ensure safe and effective patient care.

The post holder will contribute to trauma and elective outpatient clinics, elective theatre lists and multidisciplinary decision-making, working closely with consultant knee colleagues and the wider Orthopaedic team. Opportunities exist to support service development and elective recovery initiatives during the contract period.

Orthopaedic trauma is managed by the trauma service; however, the post holder will work collaboratively with trauma colleagues where appropriate.

This 12-month fixed-term post

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based within the Orthopaedic Service and will deliver consultant-level elective knee care across designated Trust sites in line with service requirements. The post holder will join an established Orthopaedic team and work closely with consultant colleagues, specialty doctors, advanced practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team.

This is a 12-month fixed-term consultant post, established to support elective recovery and address waiting list pressures knee service. The post holder will manage the full range of knee conditions, including arthroscopy, meniscal surgery and ligament reconstruction Arthroplasty and will be expected to manage the generality of elective knee pathology.

The post holder will contribute to:

• Consultant-led outpatient clinics
• Elective operating lists
• Multidisciplinary working and clinical decision-making
• Service improvement and elective recovery initiatives

There is anon-call commitment. Routine trauma is managed by the trauma service; the post holder is expected to work collaboratively with trauma and Elective colleagues and provide cross-cover support in line with service needs.

The post holder will participate in clinical governance, audit, teaching and supervision of junior medical staff, and will comply with Trust requirements for appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development.

Job responsibilities

• To deliver consultant-level elective care within the soft tissue knee service across designated Trust sites.
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support elective recovery and service development.
• To take responsibility for the management of inpatients and outpatients under the care of the named consultant.
• To contribute to outpatient clinics, elective theatre activity and multidisciplinary decision-making.
• To provide supervision and teaching to junior medical staff, allied health professionals and medical students.
• To work collaboratively with trauma and infection colleagues as required; there is no formal on-call commitment.
• To participate in clinical governance activities including audit, quality improvement and appraisal.

Essential criteria

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme.
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit.
• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically.
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity.
• Experience of and a commitment to training/teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to assess clinical competencies.
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.
• MB BS or Equivalent.
• MRCS or Equivalent.
• Current BLS Certification.
• Experience in general Trauma and Orthopaedics.
• Experience of NHS working.
• Experience in Soft Tissue Knee conditions.
• Experience in general Trauma.
• Experience and exposure to Specialist knee Trauma.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
• Personal integrity and reliability.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical staff and non-medical staff.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.
• Fellowship training in soft tissue knee surgery.
• Experience in healthcare management and service development.
• Experience in training and teaching.
• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 09 November 2026
Reference number: 358-8375302-MSK

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