The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SATH) NHS Trust is looking for a full-time consultant in Trauma & orthopaedics who will be predominantly based at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford.

The appointee will join an existing team of full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons based at PRH and provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients with knee degeneration and soft tissue conditions and injuries, with a specialist interest in knee soft tissue and reconstruction surgery. The appointee will also participate in a 1:10 on call emergency rota for adult and paediatric patients with Musculo-skeletal trauma.

• Help manage a specialist section of the laboratory and support senior staff with daily tasks.
• Lead and guide a team, making sure work is done safely and correctly.
• Use expert knowledge to carry out and check complex lab tests, and give advice when needed.
• Train other staff and help them learn new skills in your area of work.
• Make sure equipment and testing methods are working well and help choose new ones.
• Work to improve the service and support other parts of the department when needed.