Consultant - T&O with Special Interest in Revision Knee Surgery

Job Overview

Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics – Special Interest in Revision Knee Surgery

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust – Wexham Park Hospital

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Lower Limb Surgery, with a particular focus on revision knee procedures.

The post will be primarily based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, with additional sessions at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, our Elective Centre accredited by GIRFT. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a forward‑thinking, high‑performing Trust located to the west of London.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a comprehensive general trauma service as part of the on‑call rota at Wexham Park Hospital.
• Contribute actively to the Clinical Audit programme, ensuring high standards of clinical governance and continual service improvement.
• Participate in the Department’s Academic and Research activities, supporting ongoing innovation and evidence‑based practice within the Orthopaedic Unit.
• Take an active role in the management and development of the Department, including service planning and quality improvement initiatives.

Work collaboratively with administrative teams based at Wexham Park and Heatherwood Hospitals, with full access to departmental administrative support.

Engage with the Trust’s Consultant Mentoring Scheme, designed to support newly appointed consultants as they transition into their role.

This is a full‑time position comprising 10 PAs, including participation in the on‑call rota at Wexham Park Hospital.

Proposed Start Date: May 2026

For Further Information, Please Contact

• Mr Rakesh Kucheria – Orthopaedic Consultant, Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Elective Lead Rakesh.Kucheria@nhs.net
• Mr Adam Pandit – Orthopaedic Consultant & Deputy Chief of Service adampandit@nhs.net
  
  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Full‑time Consultant post comprising 10 PAs
• Participation in the 1:10 Trauma on‑call rota at Wexham Park Hospital (excluding hand surgery)
• Trauma operating and fracture clinics based at Wexham Park Hospital
• Elective operating at Heatherwood Hospital’s Elective Centre, with outpatient clinics across Trust sites
• Active involvement in clinical audit, governance, teaching, and research
• Contribution to service development and departmental management
• Annual job plan review with opportunities for role development
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• FRCS (Tr&Orth) or FEBOT
• Full GMC Registration
• Part III of the Orthopaedic Fellowship intercollegiate examination
• Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship of the British Orthopaedic Association and membership of BASK group
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 6 years training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
• To have completed recognized fellowship training in revision knee arthroplasty surgery

Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates and operative skills to trainee specialists

Desirable criteria

• A current practical involvement in general trauma management as it applies to Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Provider or instructor status as within the Royal College Advanced Trauma Life Support System.
• Proof of having an active and continued knowledge of and experience in practical everyday management of a wide range of orthopaedic disorders.
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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