Substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon Sarcoma


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L9 7AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Nov 2026
Closing date:	12 Dec 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will have a special interest in soft tissue sarcoma. Please see the attached job plan for details. The appointee would be responsible for the clinical care of patients; undertaking ward rounds, operating sessions, and outpatient clinics. It is anticipated that the appointee will work closely in partnership with existing surgeons. He/she will also be expected to visit other surgical centres of excellence with a view to enhancing his/her level of training and skills. The post-operative care of the patients will be covered by on-call consultant colleagues during out of hours and/or the weekend

Trauma or Elective Week as part of the established 24 week rolling rota:

In addition: On call (Nominated on call days 1:4 weeks Monday to Thursday, and 1:8 weekends.). It is envisaged that the maximum average emergency work per week arising during premium time from on call duties will be 3 hours.

Weekends will alternate between first consultant on call and second consultant on call

For the position advertised, 8.5Pas DCC and 1.5Pa SPA will be offered. The job plan will be subject to change and agreement with the successful applicant and will be subject to review in line with Institution policy.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

The Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a full time Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a particular interest in Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

The person appointed will potentially be based across all three sites and will be a member of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate, joining the existing multidisciplinary Major Trauma & Trauma teams as well as the Sarcoma service. Duties will be undertaken in conjunction with consultant colleagues.

Applicants are required be fully registered with the General Medical Council with licence to practice as a Locum Consultant or Consultant Surgeon.

This advert closes on Monday 23 Nov 2026

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