Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hand and Upper Limb Team at Birmingham Children's Hospital, part of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK's leading specialist paediatric centres, rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.

We are seeking an FRCS Plast trained candidate or equivalent well versed in the generality of hand and upper limb surgery and with a strong interest in pursuing a career within children's hand and upper limb surgery. The European Hand Diploma or UK Hand Diploma are The European Hand Exam, UK Hand Diploma or international equivalent must have been commenced or completed by the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment and intention to complete the qualification if not already achieved. Support for completion will be provided. The successful applicant will be expected to commence in post as soon as possible following appointment.

Main duties of the job
1. Clinical service delivery

• Provide specialist Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
• Assess and manage children with hand and upper limb as well as forefoot conditions, including elective and emergency presentations.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.

2. Consultant on-call responsibilities

• Participate in the General Paediatric Plastic Surgery consultant on-call rota, currently 1:6.
• Provide consultant-level clinical decision-making and support for urgent and emergency patients.
• Contribute to consultant cross-cover arrangements, including during colleague leave and short-term sickness within the hand service and general plastic surgery consultant on call.

3. Teaching and training

• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
• Support the training and supervision of junior doctors, fellows and other healthcare professionals.

4. Clinical governance and quality improvement

• Maintain safe, ethical and effective clinical practice.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
• Participate and supervise clinical audit.

5. Research and academic activity

• Take an active interest in clinical research.
• Support research and academic development within the department.

6. Teamwork and service development

• Work closely with Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, therapists and other specialist teams.

About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 284-8302497-BC-KF-26
Job locations: Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B46NH, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education and Training

• Essential: Full GMC registration
• Essential: Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent, MB BS, FRCS (PLast) or equivalent
• Essential: A 6-month minimum of hand fellowship
• Essential: European Hand Exam or British hand Diploma (or equivalent) finished or enrolled
• Desirable: Higher degree equivalent to MPhil, MD or PhD level
• Desirable: Advanced Trauma Life Support

Experience

• Essential: Demonstrable interest in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Skills

• Essential: Teaching skills and experience
• Essential: Research interest
• Essential: Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
• Essential: Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others
• Essential: Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Essential: Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
• Desirable: Track record of delivery of new activity
• Desirable: Track record of delivery of standards of care along with service development
• Desirable: Evidence of business awareness

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Self-motivation to set and achieve targets
• Essential: Ability to work in a team
• Essential: Effective member of multidisciplinary team
• Essential: Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
• Essential: Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high quality service
• Essential: Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance

Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://bwc.nhs.uk/

Contact for questions about the job: Mrs Andrea Jester, Clinical Lead Hand and Upper Limb Service, andrea.jester@nhs.net

Closing date: 23 November 2026

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