Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-25-7081915
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (10 PAs)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading

Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Alder Hey are offering an exciting opportunity to join the orthopaedic department at Alder Hey. The department is one of the largest group of dedicated children’s orthopaedic surgeons in Europe and enjoys international acclaim.
The team are looking to appoint a full time paediatric orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in Ponseti and complex hip pathologies including DDH and adolescent hips. Applicant will be expected to participate in on call which is a one in 8 weekday and one in 10 weekend.
Start date will be 2026 date tbc.
Main duties of the job
It is envisaged that this post will attract 10 programmed activities per week (8.5 PA direct clinical care and 1.5 PA supporting professional activities) As per Trust Policy for new consultants Increases beyond 1.5 SPA, in respect of appropriate activities can be negotiated by mutual agreement following annual job planning reviews.
This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week. There may be the opportunity to increase this by negotiation and any special interests will be considered.
At present the on call commitment is 1 in 8 week day and 1 in 10 weekend.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A proposed job plan is outlined in the Job Description. Please see attached JD for further details. The sessions maybe able to be adapted following discussion and ‘extra sessions’ are available by mutual agreement between the Trust and the successful candidate. If successful appointee is required to do outreach clinics then travel time and administrative time will be included in their job plan and appropriate PAs allocated.
Regular job planning meetings will be undertaken with the post holder to ensure that the appointee is remunerated for any additional activities undertaken and that the job plan accurately reflects the overall workload undertaken by the post holder.
Teaching & Academic role
Participate in the teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates.
Develop research interests in their area of interest and expertise.
Managerial responsibilities
Supervise junior staff.
Participate in departmental meetings related to strategic planning.
Take an active role in service review and development
CPD, Audit & Clinical Governance
Participate in CPD activity for which financial support is available
Initiate and undertake appropriate audits as required within the department.
Take part in the clinical governance programme.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- FRCS (T & O)
- Completion of fellowship training programme in paediatric orthopaedics minimum 2 years
- Ponseti Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Higher Specialist Training in T & O
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maisie St John
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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