Locum Consultant T&O - Lower Limb Complex & Revision Arthroplasty in Carmarthen

We are recruiting a Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with a specialist interest in lower limb arthroplasty, including complex primary and revision surgery, for a 12‑month fixed term period based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, supportive and forward‑thinking Trauma & Orthopaedic team delivering both elective and emergency care within the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

• Providing expert clinical care in Trauma & Orthopaedics, including assessment, diagnosis, and surgical management of patients requiring complex primary and revision lower limb arthroplasty procedures.
• Contributing to the delivery and ongoing development of a high‑quality, sustainable arthroplasty service aligned to Health Board objectives and regional transformation programmes.
• Sharing responsibility for the acute management of trauma patients, including participation in a 1:12 on‑call rota, ensuring safe, timely and consultant‑led decision making for emergency admissions.
• Leading and supporting multidisciplinary working across orthopaedics, collaborating with specialist nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthogeriatric teams to optimise patient outcomes, particularly for frail and elderly patients.
• Supporting the development of integrated care pathways across hospital and community settings, ensuring continuity of care and improved patient experience.
• Contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement and audit activities, ensuring practice meets the highest standards of safety, effectiveness and patient‑centred care.
• Demonstrating leadership in service development, identifying opportunities for innovation, efficiency and improved clinical outcomes within arthroplasty and trauma services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
• Completion of relevant Royal College examinations (or equivalent).

Clinical Experience

• Broad based experience within the specialty area.
• Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
• Evidence of leading a team.
• Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Teaching

• Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
• Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

• Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
• Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
• Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
• Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
• Active participation in research.

Clinical Governance

• Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
• Understanding of clinical audit (or quality improvement project).
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
• Knowledge of risk management.
• Participation in clinical audit.

Safeguarding

• Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
• Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
• Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
• Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team‑working skills.

Other

• Welsh speaker (Level 1).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.