Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery – (Knees)

Overview

As a Consultant in Knee Arthroplasty, you contribute to a new high-volume, low-complexity knee surgery service across the Southwest. You will help develop the SWAOC at the NHS Nightingale Hospital in Exeter and monitor outcomes to ensure excellent patient care. The role focuses on delivering efficient, high-quality arthroplasty and shaping service delivery within a friendly, ambitious department that supports innovation and research. You will work with a cross-functional team to advance the service and patient outcomes, aligning with the Trust’s integration and innovation goals. This is an opportunity to influence care pathways and scale a strategic orthopaedic initiative.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working schemes
• 27–33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• occupational health services and wellbeing
• staff discounts
• NHS Pension scheme
• cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow a high-volume, low-complexity knee arthroplasty service
• Monitor outcomes and ensure high standards of patient care
• Contribute to service development and implementation across the Southwest
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to shape care pathways
• Support innovation, digital development, and research within the department

Key requirements

• Experience delivering high-volume, low-complexity knee arthroplasty
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and flexible approach to service development
• Ability to contribute to monitoring outcomes and improving patient care

• collaboration
• adaptability
• innovation
• knee arthroplasty
• outcomes monitoring
• service development

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