Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Orthopaedic Consultant with a Special Interest in Hand Surgery
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Job Overview
This job is a substantive role – replacing a colleague with a full timetable intact.
The role is that of an Orthopaedic Consultant with a special interest in hand surgery, who is also part of the general on-call rota.
The job is comprised of 10PA per week based mainly on the Frimley and Heatherwood sites.
Face to face interviews for this role will take place on the 4th September 2026.
Main duties of the job
You will participate in the provision of acute general on call services Mon - Friday On Call (1-in-13) and Friday to Monday (1-in-13). This may vary a little in future but is how things stand at present. The role also has one elective Saturday all day list once every two months at Heatherwood. The rest of the working month comprises a weekly fracture clinic, three elective theatre sessions, three semi-elective trauma theatre sessions and 4 elective clinics. The post holder participates in Radiology, Hand Therapy and Clinical MDT meetings. The role involves taking full clinical responsibility for a wide range of elective and emergency Orthopaedic patients, both children and adults, and liaise with specialist centres when appropriate. You will participate in the management of acute hand injuries with a commitment to the hand trauma service and the hand VFC. You will be expected to help with Medical Student Education, supervise and manage Junior Medical Staff and help deliver teaching and training programmes to Junior Medical Staff, Allied Healthcare Professionals and Medical Students. You will be required to demonstrate excellent team working, flexibility, adaptability and be able to integrate into a strong cohesive team to deliver operational performance. In addition, you will participate in all departmental activities including audit, clinical governance and research.
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.
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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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For full details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS Orthopaedics or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on Specialist Register (CCST or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship of the British Orthopaedic Association and Membership of BSSH.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
Experience
Essential criteria
- A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
- Fellowship training in hand & wrist surgery.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to postgraduates and operative skills to trainee specialists
- Up to date ATLS
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship training in trauma surgery
- Completion of post CCST Diploma in Hand Surgery (British or European)
- ATLS Provider or instructor status
- Demonstrable management experience
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.
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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, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
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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