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Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics
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NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw
NHS Lanarkshire is seeking to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in lower limb to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Service based primarily at University Hospital Wishaw, with cross-site working as required.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking and evolving service delivering high-quality care across both elective and trauma pathways. The successful candidate will join our team and help provide urgent general trauma and subspecialist lower limb trauma care to the patients of Lanarkshire. They will also get the opportunity to provide and develop their interest in lower limb elective orthopaedics like primary knee and hip arthroplasty, revision knee and hip arthroplasty, and periprosthetic fracture management.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, supporting safe, effective patient care.
- Contribute to service development, governance, and quality improvement initiatives aligned with ongoing orthopaedic redesign programmes.
Requirements
- Fully registered with the GMC.
- Relevant lower limb experience.
- Commitment to clinical governance, teamwork, and service improvement.
Job Details
- Offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time.
- EPA’s may be available for both part-time and full-time positions.
- Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants are encouraged.
Benefits
- Supportive clinical environment.
- Strong MDT working.
- Opportunities to shape service delivery and patient pathways within a modern orthopaedic service.
- Potential for additional SPA time for those with well-developed ideas for improving services who can demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, Medical Education, Research & Development, acting as an Appraiser, etc.
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Honorary Status at the University of Glasgow
- Those who are or will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.
- Benefits include:
- University of Glasgow ID card.
- Use of the Library and other facilities.
- University IT account.
- Access to all courses run by the IT Services.
- Educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.
Application Information
For any application queries, please contact: medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Informal enquiries should be directed to:
- Clinical Director of Orthopaedics, Mr Kumar Periasamy, kumar.periasamy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
- Service Manager, Chris Swallow, Christopher.swallow@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interview Date: 1st October 2026
Further Information
Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment
Click here to view: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack -Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics
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Additional Information For Applicants
NHS Lanarkshire are happy to consider requests for this publication to be in another accessible format i.e. large print, braille, etc. Please contact us via either of the undernoted methods clearly stating which format is required.
NHS Lanarkshire Commitment to Diversity: 'In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parent’s/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.'
Legal Obligation to Check Entitlement to Work in the UK: NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points-based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
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