Main area: Spinal Surgery
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (split between Sheffield Children's NHSFT & Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT)
Job ref: 425-25-7053355
Employer: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/07/2025
Consultant in Paediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Substantive | 10 PAs
We are looking for someone to join our team at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will work across both Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Northern General Hospital, with your employment contract held by Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
You will become part of a dedicated team of four surgeons specialising in paediatric spinal surgery at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Additionally, our Consultants also collaborate with four other Consultant Spinal Surgeons at the Northern General Hospital, who focus exclusively on adult spinal care.
About You:
Experience in complex / reconstructive adult and paediatric spinal surgery is essential to support a range of spinal conditions, including deformity, trauma, infection and tumour cases, and degenerative work.
Enthusiasm for research and education, with an opportunity for an honorary senior clinical lectureship with the University of Sheffield.
The planned Appointment Advisory Committee panel will take place on Friday 22nd September.
We welcome applications from individuals committed to providing excellent care, advancing surgical practice, and contributing to the future of spinal surgery in Sheffield.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Team Lead (Spinal Surgery), your responsibilities will include:
1. Support complex and reconstructive adult and paediatric spinal surgery, including deformity, trauma, infection, tumour cases, and degenerative conditions.
2. Participate in a spinal on-call rota (1 in 8) for both adult and paediatric spinal emergencies. There is no commitment to general orthopaedic surgery or general trauma.
3. Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
4. Develop sub-specialty paediatric and adult spinal surgery interests to complement existing consultant staff.
5. Contribute to research within the field of spinal surgery.
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
* Brilliant Place to work
* Leaders in Children’s Health
We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts—helping you succeed at work and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Qualified medical practitioner
* Registered / revalidated with the GMC
* FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent training experience
* The candidate should be on the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining this.
* Distinction, prizes, awards, scholarships, other degrees, higher degrees
* Research
* Presentations
* Publications
Experience
* Spinal Fellowship
* Evidence of participation or enthusiasm for audit
Knowledge and Skills
* Organisational ability
* Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
* Understand and communicate intelligibly with patients
* Trustworthy and reliable
* Initiative
* Reflective learning
Personal Attributes
* Caring attitudes
* Honest and reliable
* Be physically and mentally fit and capable of conducting operative procedures which may be demanding of a number of hours of close attention
* Ability to work as a team
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.
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