Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics - Knees

Overview

The post comprises one full time Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics. On-calls will be based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital site. The Department requires an individual with a special interest and experience in knee arthroplasty surgery. The Alexandra Hospital serves as a main centre for elective Orthopaedics throughout Worcestershire and includes 4 laminar flow theatres and a 28‑bedded MRSA‑free ward used exclusively by the Orthopaedic Department for elective surgery.

The Redditch Orthopaedic Centre, a musculoskeletal outpatient department with an integral X‑ray facility, was opened in January 2006. Worcestershire Royal site is the trauma unit with 73 inpatient beds and is a large‑volume trauma unit for the county with almost 900 femoral neck fractures per year.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5‑minute presentation on the topic:
Developing a High‑Quality and Sustainable Knee Service in Worcestershire.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr Usman Ahmed to discuss the opportunity.

AAC Interview date: 16th April 2026, In‑person

This is a replacement post for a Consultant in Knee and Lower Limb Reconstruction. The successful applicant will provide elective knee clinics at Alexandra Hospital Redditch. They will undertake a regular knee operating list at Alexandra hospital, with access to dual consultant operating and support for complex/revision cases where required. A regular day‑case arthroscopy/soft‑tissue knee list will run at the KTC site.

The post holder will contribute to the trauma rota and support the delivery of lower limb trauma surgery. They will also participate in MDT working including knee MDT and complex case discussions. Applicants must be on, or within 6 months of entry to, the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedics.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care.

Better never stops, and we are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi‑disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi‑disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and…