Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Derby, England, United Kingdom

8/4/2025

This is a permanent appointment for a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in lower limb soft tissue, lower limb arthroplasty and general trauma. This position will undertake elective operating at both Royal Derby Hospital and other University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust sites. At Royal Derby Hospital, there is responsibility for the management of both elective and acute patients. You will have significant soft tissue, arthroplasty and general trauma experience.

The successful applicant will join a large team of existing orthopaedic consultants within the Trust. This is a dynamic, forward-thinking team with plans to grow further. The post also includes a 1 in 16 on-call commitment.

We are seeking a high calibre individual who will bring added value and extra capacity to what is already a highly regarded and very busy unit.

At Royal Derby Hospital, the specialty comprises 8 purpose-built theatres, 5 wards, pre-operative assessment and outpatient clinic facilities as well as the Pulvertaft Hand Unit, which has its own dedicated facilities.

Nottingham University has a graduate-entry medical school on the Royal Derby Hospital campus which has greatly enhanced the teaching and research opportunities for medical staff. The Trust is committed to education and you will therefore be expected to participate in student and postgraduate teaching.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Connolly Job title: Service Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01332 786449