About this role
Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Grade Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Hand & Wrist) to join our team on a fixed-term basis from September 2026 for 9 months.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a forward-thinking, CQC Outstanding Trust, delivering specialist elective and trauma hand and wrist services across our modern hospital network.
Working alongside an experienced team of consultant colleagues and multidisciplinary professionals, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing to service development, education, audit, and research activities.
The successful candidate will:
Deliver specialist elective hand and wrist outpatient and surgical services. Participate in the specialist hand trauma rota. Support the wider trauma service when required. Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and multidisciplinary teams across the Trust. Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, education and service development initiatives. Participate in teaching medical students and junior doctors within a supportive learning environment.
The Trust is committed to supporting continuing professional development, leadership development and lifelong learning.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.
Main duties of the job Clinical Responsibilities
Provide specialist elective Hand & Wrist orthopaedic care through outpatient clinics and operating theatre sessions. Assess, diagnose and manage patients with hand and wrist conditions. Participate in the specialist hand trauma rota, managing acute hand and wrist injuries. Support the wider trauma service and, when required, contribute to the general trauma rota. Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care. Service Development and Leadership Contribute to the provision and development of Trauma & Orthopaedic services across Northumberland and North Tyneside. Work with managers and clinical colleagues to improve efficiency and service performance. Support service improvement initiatives and help achieve agreed service objectives. Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care and service delivery. Teaching and Training Participate in teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior doctors. Provide constructive feedback and support learning within the department. Clinical Governance, Audit and Quality Improvement Participate in clinical audit, governance activities and quality improvement projects. Support incident reporting, evidence-based practice and implementation of clinical guidelines
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information in relation to the role.
The post offers a typical job plan of:
8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) for Direct Clinical Care 1.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) for Supporting Professional Activities
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification FRCS (Tr and Orth) or equivalent Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC) Evidence of fellowship training or an established practice in Hand & Wrist sub-specialty
Experience Essential
Evidence of a minimum of 12 years post qualification clinical experience, with a minimum of 6 years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
Desirable
Experience of quality improvement activity Experience of leadership Experience of supervising SpR's
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)