Consultant in T&O with an interest in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Overview

In this role you will provide consultant-led trauma and orthopaedic care with a focus on foot and ankle pathology. You’ll help develop specialist foot and ankle services across Hywel Dda UHB and contribute to a regional network, while working within a busy trauma unit and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The position offers opportunities to influence pathways, education, and service improvement in South West Wales. Join a forward‑looking department that values professional development and high‑quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver elective and trauma foot and ankle services across Hywel Dda University Health Board
• Develop and support specialist foot and ankle pathways and link with the South West Wales Foot and Ankle Network
• Share responsibility for acute trauma patient management via on-call rota
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide patient-centred care
• Participate in regional MDT meetings including diabetic foot and complex foot and ankle pathology
• Contribute to integration of pathways across hospital and community settings to improve patient experience
• Teach, train and supervise junior medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary workforce
• Engage in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activities

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration with License to Practice
• GMC Specialist Register (or CCT expected within six months) or CESR/EC rights
• Valid Advanced Life Support
• Sub-specialty training appropriate for UK consultant practice (fellowship or equivalent)
• Broad base experience in the specialty and ability to lead a team
• Willingness to teach all staff groups; teaching qualification desirable
• Awareness of current research, guidelines and quality improvement practices
• Knowledge of clinical governance; involvement in audit and annual job planning
• Safeguarding knowledge and applying equality and diversity legislation
• Welsh language ability desirable (Level 1)
• UK NHS or UK-based experience desirable

• Strong communication and leadership abilities
• Team-working and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Commitment to high‑quality patient care and service development
• Foot and ankle surgery expertise
• Trauma care and on-call management
• Pathway development and service design

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