Registrar in Orthopaedics

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty trainee

Main area: Trauma and Orthopaedics

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty trainee

Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 213-DivisionC-8046701

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Princess Royal University Hospital

Town: Orpington

Salary: £65,048 - £73,992 per annum plus London allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 14/07/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

Main duties of the job:

• The post will be based at PRUH and Orpington Hospital and this will be reviewed within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.
• The successful candidate will undergo a period of orientation. This will include observing consultants in clinic, shadowing registrars on call and shadowing registrars in the wards.
• Candidates will take clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on call rota only after completing the shadowing period.
• The post holder is expected to supervise the work of the JCF’s and undertake regular ward rounds during the week along with the rest of the team.
• The general duties of the post include clinics (elective and fracture) and theatre lists (elective and trauma).
• There is a big emphasis on audit, research and teaching with numerous educational opportunities present in the department regularly. Participation in all these activities is encouraged and supported.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Together with other colleagues to provide a service for patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
• Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
• Participation in Multi-disciplinary Meetings.
• Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team.
• Contribute to the Care Group research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
• Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

Person specification:

• Medical Degree
• ATLS
• Full registration with GMC/GDC with License to Practice.
• Completion of Basic Surgical Training or equivalent
• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research.
• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
• AO Principles of Fracture Management for Surgeons
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.

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.