Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery

Barts Health NHS Trust

Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery

The Royal London Hospital

7 PA Post

This role is essential to supporting and developing the spinal surgical practice at Barts Health NHS Trust and replaces a 0.7WTE consultant who has left the Department. This post is for a total of 7 PAs.

This post has a particular focus on spinal trauma and includes a spinal trauma subspecialty leadership role and dedicated spinal trauma clinics.

The spinal sub-specialty is a critical part of the trust's elective programme and is undergoing further development to ensure high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at the Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will also contribute to the establishment of a consultant-led designated spinal trauma rota, which is a 1:9 Consultant on the Week (COW) On Call commitment.

Applicants must possess full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

21 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

259-MED

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1BB

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The post is based at the Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will also contribute to the establishment of a consultant-led designated spinal trauma rota, which is a 1:9 Consultant on the Week (COW) On Call commitment.

Applicants must possess full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview.

Job responsibilities

The post is based at the Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will also contribute to the establishment of a consultant-led designated spinal trauma rota, which is a 1:9 Consultant on the Week (COW) On Call commitment.

Applicants must possess full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview or CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registration
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Doctorate or Masters level research degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Major Trauma Centre on call for spines
• Complex Spine Fellowship training.
• Service development

Desirable

• Experience of working as Complex Spine Consultant

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical expertise in complex instrumented spines
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective and emergency problems
• Full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Instrumented trauma service for adult spines

Desirable

• ATLS
• Experience in teaching clinical skills to undergraduates

Skills

Essential

• Spine Navigation
• Spine Robotics
• Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure
• Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
• Evidence of leading quality improvement and service development projects

Other

Essential

• Experience of research and presentations to relevant surgical societies
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Ability to work under pressure and take decisions

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Take on additional professional responsibilities at regional/national levels

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview or CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registration
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Doctorate or Masters level research degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Major Trauma Centre on call for spines
• Complex Spine Fellowship training.
• Service development

Desirable

• Experience of working as Complex Spine Consultant

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical expertise in complex instrumented spines
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective and emergency problems
• Full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Instrumented trauma service for adult spines

Desirable

• ATLS
• Experience in teaching clinical skills to undergraduates

Skills

Essential

• Spine Navigation
• Spine Robotics
• Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure
• Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
• Evidence of leading quality improvement and service development projects

Other

Essential

• Experience of research and presentations to relevant surgical societies
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Ability to work under pressure and take decisions

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Take on additional professional responsibilities at regional/national levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The post is based at the Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will also contribute to the establishment of a consultant-led designated spinal trauma rota, which is a 1:9 Consultant on the Week (COW) On Call commitment.

Applicants must possess full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview.

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview or CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registration
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Doctorate or Masters level research degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Major Trauma Centre on call for spines
• Complex Spine Fellowship training.
• Service development

Desirable

• Experience of working as Complex Spine Consultant

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical expertise in complex instrumented spines
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective and emergency problems
• Full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Instrumented trauma service for adult spines

Desirable

• ATLS
• Experience in teaching clinical skills to undergraduates

Skills

Essential

• Spine Navigation
• Spine Robotics
• Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure
• Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
• Evidence of leading quality improvement and service development projects

Other

Essential

• Experience of research and presentations to relevant surgical societies
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Ability to work under pressure and take decisions

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Take on additional professional responsibilities at regional/national levels