Locum Orthopaedic Consultant with interest in Revision Arthroplasty

The successful candidate will have an established interest in complex and revision arthroplasty surgery, having undertaken at least one year of Revision Arthroplasty fellowship training, as well as a Trauma fellowship in a Major Trauma Centre (or equivalent). They should already have experience of unsupervised operating for both arthroplasty and complex trauma. Excellent communication and team working skills, in addition to a strong commitment to teaching, research and service development are essential. They should hold accreditation in FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of obtaining CCT.

The Orthopaedic Department operates across two sites, with your primary location for on-call and trauma surgery being University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. Elective care takes place at St Cross Hospital, Rugby and the University Hospital site in Coventry.

For trauma care they will join one of the 4 orthopaedic trauma teams, each team being made up of 4 consultants. Duties include fracture clinics, trauma lists and on-call work dealing with a broad mix of trauma including with multiply injured patients. They will also contribute to the general work of the department including a strong teaching commitment, clinical management, QIPS and effective team working.