Locum Consultant in T&o - Blackburn, United Kingdom - East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Hand & Wrist surgery.


The surgeon will need to be fellowship trained and fully competent in managing all aspects of hand & wrist surgery.

The surgeon will help with the Orthopaedic on-call Consultant rota which is 1:8 managing all routine trauma.

The surgeon will help to further expand our elective surgical services at Burnley General Hospital whilst also contributing in managing complex trauma patients at Royal Blackburn Hospital.


The appointee will be required to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes travel time by car of the relevant Trust Hospital base.

The Trust will reimburse certain expenses relating to removal and relocation when required; the expenses refunded shall reflect the actual costs involved but will not exceed £8,000.

The post holder will be primarily based at Burnley but will be expected to work flexibly across multiple sites.

We are looking for a team player with an enthusiasm for teaching and training. ELHT has a large number of medical students, junior doctors and ST Trainees from the North West Deanery.

The post holder will have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff who work with them.

They will devote time to this activity on a regular basis and may be named as a point of contact for educational supervision, appraisal and career advice.

The post holder will also be responsible for supervising the education of medical students attached to the department.


The post holder will be expected to keep up to date with developments within the specialty by attending appropriate conferences and study courses.

Study leave and expenses are processed by the Post Graduate team.

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