Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Job Description OUR VALUES IN ACTION - Care and Compassion - Quality and Teamwork - Dignity and Respect - Openness, honesty and responsibility BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON Full time available. Part time or job share applications also welcome. Why work for us Patients are at the centre of everything we do in our daily working lives at NHS Borders ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified staff driving quality at the heart of patient care. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS. Borders General Hospital is a modern and well-equipped 284 bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh. The Role This is an exciting opportunity to join the Orthopaedics and Trauma team in a modern well-equipped District General Hospital and experience the excellent quality of life of the beautiful and rural Borders area in South East Scotland. The successful applicant(s) would be expected to support the orthopaedic department with a subspeciality interest in foot and ankle surgery. Some experience in lower limb arthroplasty would be desirable. The successful applicant(s) would have shared responsibility for the provision of a general elective and emergency trauma and orthopaedic service and contribute to the supervision and training of the generic training grade doctors (2 FY2, 4 GPST,) and 2 Orthopaedics and Trauma specialty trainees within the department. This position would provide an opportunity to develop and enhance the existing service. All candidates must possess full GMC Registration and a licence to practice and will either already be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving their Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent) and have proven experience in Orthopaedic Surgery. Informal enquiries and to arrange a visit contact Mr Roshan Raghavan on 01896 827128. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form - PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early** NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.