Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Locum Consultant in Spinal Surgery
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Mr Vishal Borse
Position: Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Email: vishal.borse@nhs.net
Phone number: Not provided
Shortlisting Date: 28.08.2026
Interview Date: 11.09.2026
About the Role
This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Spinal Surgeon, with a commitment to complex Spinal Surgery. This post will be available from September 2026 for a period of 6 months.
This post will deliver 10PAs as part of the Spinal Surgery team with a full-time commitment to complex spinal surgery. Acute responsibilities will include taking part in a 1:12 spinal-only on-call rota. The elective practice will focus on complex spinal surgery only. Candidates are expected to have experience of all facets of spinal surgery and have undertaken dedicated post CCT training in the UK in complex spinal surgery. There will be opportunities to contribute to teaching and research.
The post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver care to patients who require spinal surgical interventions at the LGI site.
- Out-patient clinics.
- Supervision of patients.
- Care of in-patients on a Spinal Surgery rota with an on-call frequency of 1:12.
- Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- Link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the spinal team and across the spinal surgery service.
- Work with colleagues in Spinal surgery to deliver the acute spinal on-call (on the Spinal rota with an on-call frequency of 1 in 12). This includes both out-of-hours cover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours.
- Contribute to research, teaching, and new developments within the Spinal surgery service.
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Requirements
Qualifications
- The appointee must hold accreditation in FRCS (Tr & Orth) or FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent.
- Have completed higher specialist training (or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK.
- Be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
- Provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application, in order for their application to be progressed further.
Experience
- Demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of spinal surgery and appropriate experience in complex spinal surgery.
- Deliver the regional on-call Spinal surgery service.
- Deliver adult Spinal surgery work both complex and non-complex.
Clinical Audit
The appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the lead in the following:
- Mortality and morbidity meetings.
- Clinical audit programmes.
- Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines.
This is to be included in allocated time in the individual’s job plan as a supporting programmed activity. It would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trust’s clinical audit policy).
Why Join Our Team
The Spinal Unit is supported by:
- Four senior interface spinal fellows.
- Three junior spinal fellows.
- Four T&O registrars.
- Eight FY1 doctors.
- Nine StRs within neurosurgery.
- Eleven SHO grade staff.
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The wards are also supported by Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs).
There are nine Neurosurgical consultants who also have an elective spinal surgery practice alongside their neurosurgical practice.
Four adult Clinical Nurse Specialists bridge the ward discharges and post-op follow-up care in addition to supplying patient information/support and help during in-patient stay for all adult spinal admissions. There is a paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist who bridges the ward discharges and post-op follow-up care in addition to supplying patient information/support and help during in-patient stay for all paediatric spinal admissions.
About Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Our Trust Values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are...
- Responsible
- Open and Honest
- One Team
- Kind
Our Trust Priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time.
Our Priorities:
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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