Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedics Hand Service

Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedics Hand Service

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (PA) Job ref 153-M3935

Department name 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £63,696 - £102,689 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at UHD are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Speciality Doctor in hand surgery and trauma working with Miss Higgins, Mr O'Connor, Mr Richards and Mr Southgate who specialise in Hand Surgery.

This is an exciting time to join as we are currently making great progress with a vision in creating a first class fully integrated Trauma and Orthopaedic Service within our Bournemouth and Poole Hospital sites as part of the new University Hospitals Dorset.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside our existing specialty doctors and registrars to provide care to inpatients including new admissions

Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Attending ward multidisciplinary meetings

Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings

Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development

Weekend working will be expected in this role.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarly or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

There is a planned move for this service where this role and base of work will relocate to the Bournemouth Hospital site . Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

• Good skills in Communication, Interpersonal and Organisational
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
• Ability to know own limitations and when to seek help
• Meet requirements of GMC's Good Medical Practice
• Full GMC Registration
• Good level of Computer literacy and IT research skills

Experience

• Can evidence successful completion of foundation competencies
• Completed training to FRCS
• Can evidence experience of working within Trauma & Orthopaedics

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary team
• Able to work positively and engage with all staff groups
• Evidence of team leadership

Qualifications and Training

• Eligibility or valid/relevant GMC registration
• Completion of foundation training
• Completion of FRCS
• Compliant with mandatory training

Other requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• ALS
• Able to speak English as necessary for the role

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.