Consultant in Trauma Surgery

Consultant in Trauma Surgery

Closing date: 03 February 2026.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is a leading centre of clinical excellence, renowned for pioneering patient care, advanced medical research, and a collaborative multi‑speciality environment. We are the largest provider of specialist services and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester is the largest health academic campus in Europe – a great place to progress your career. With over 30,000 employees, a turnover exceeding £3 billion, and 10 hospital and community services, we are committed to delivering outstanding healthcare to our diverse communities.

This is a full‑time position with 10 programmed activities spread throughout the week. The post holder will be part of the Trauma & Orthopaedics (T&O) team delivering trauma services and will demonstrate competency in a major trauma centre, delivering general trauma. The successful candidate should have completed at least six months in a fellowship position and be eligible for their own GMC registration (MFT cannot support GMC sponsorship for candidates who are offered permanent vacancies).

• A comprehensive trauma service including the management of polytrauma
• General trauma as part of the on‑call rota
• Fracture clinic
• Participation in the major trauma consultant of the week rota

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

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MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

• Entry on the specialist register (or entry expected within six months)
• FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
• Evidence of satisfactory completion of post‑CCT fellowship – ATLS provider
• Post‑graduate thesis
• ATLS instructor

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Completed fellowship post in trauma surgery (minimum 6 months)
• Primary interest in trauma surgery
• Ability to offer expert opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective in pelvic surgery
• Further experience in trauma surgery
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
• Understanding of the clinical governance network
• Evidence of audit
• Proven track record and management experience

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Experience of teaching medical students
• Experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent and above
• Teaching qualification

• Evidence of involvement in research projects
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year + 10 PAs plus on‑call supplement