Locum Consultant Surgeon in Elective Orthopaedics with an Interest in Lower Arthroplasty
NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw
Fixed Term - 12 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new locum consultant post with sub-specialty interest in lower limb arthroplasty within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Service in NHS Lanarkshire.
Main Duties of the Role
To provide inpatient and outpatient Elective Orthopaedic services and to provide additional support to the lower limb arthroplasty services with a focus on 4 joint lists.
Working for our Organisation
NHS Lanarkshire is an exciting innovative health board to work for, serving a population of 650 000 with 3 acute hospitals. NHS Lanarkshire seeks to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in lower limb trauma and arthroplasty to join our multidisciplinary team. The post would include a full commitment to adult and paediatric trauma in the Wishaw Trauma Unit which is part of the West of Scotland Major Trauma Network. The post also offers the opportunity to develop a full elective practice based at the other acute hospitals in Lanarkshire with a dedicated elective unit at Hairmyres Hospital.
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Interview date: TBC