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Salary for this role£113,565 – £150,569 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

Thank you for your interest in the post of Upper Limb Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics at East Cheshire NHS Trust. This new post offers a rare opportunity for an inspiring individual to join our dedicated team at Macclesfield District General Hospital, and help shape the future of our service.

This position offers an exciting and rewarding prospect of an enjoyable career in Trauma and Orthopaedics.

We are seeking a talented and motivated individual who can support our team to achieve our strategic ambitions and to ensure we are delivering outstanding patient-centred care.

Trauma & Orthopaedic Service falls within the Allied, Clinical Support & Planned Care Directorate. This is headed by our Associate Director, Alex Borg and our Deputy Medical Director Dr Marta Babores. The Orthopaedic Service is managed by the Operational Manager for Planned Care, Amy Guest.

The Trauma and Orthopaedic department have a team of nine Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultants, one Associate Specialist and three specialty doctors who provide a full range of Trauma and Orthopaedic procedures with areas of expertise in hip, knee, upper limb, and foot and ankle surgery. Major trauma and spinal conditions are referred to tertiary centres.

Hours per week: 10 PAs (Fixed Term 12 months)

Main duties of the job

This vacancy is a 6 month fixed term post (with a look to extend) for a surgeon with a particular interest in shoulder and elbow surgery and reports to the Clinical Lead.

The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly and achieve high quality care with particular emphasis on:

Ensuring that optimal use is made of all available resources by developing appropriate services and techniques.
Working together with colleagues to provide effective management of patients and NHS standards are met for outpatients and inpatients/day cases.
Participating in direct and planned booking initiatives.
Ensuring policies for communication with patients and GPs are adhered to.
Demonstrating a firm commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance.
The education and training of medical students, doctors, professions allied to Medicine including primary care.

About us

NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year's experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Date posted

26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

209-A-26-8352983

Job locations

Macclesfield District

General Hospital

Victoria Road, Macclesfield

SK10 3BL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a current license to practice.

Experience

Essential

Specialist interest in upper limb surgery, particularly shoulder and elbow.

Desirable

Significant experience of independent practice in upper limb surgery with fellowship experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

Demonstrate the capability of performing upper limb surgery both arthroscopic and arthroplasty.
Demonstrate experience in teaching Orthopaedic staff.
Understands Key Performance Indicators and Payment by Results
Evidence of delivering relevant change
Time management skills
IT literacy

Desirable

Share departmental management duties.

Other role requirements

Essential

Please refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements

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.

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.