Applications are invited for the posts of Consultant in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics, to commence as soon as possible.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics with experience and expertise in Paediatric Orthopaedics or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The successful candidates will join a friendly and enthusiastic team including clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, plaster technicians and secretaries.
The Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics provides elective orthopaedic and emergency limb trauma care to the local population and the wider East of England region.
We provide both general and specialist orthopaedic and trauma care. Specialist services include a dedicated Ponseti clinic, specialist neuromuscular and spina bifida clinics, limb deformity correction and a DDH clinic. We work closely with colleagues in paediatric neurology, rheumatology and radiology. We also have close links with the adult trauma and orthopaedic team. As a part of the Major Trauma Centre, PICU also provides support for the paediatric trauma for the region. We are active members of the regional Paediatric T&O Operational Delivery Network.
CUH, together with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and Cambridge University, are well on the way in developments to build a new Cambridge Children’s Hospital on the Addenbrookes campus. This will include fully integrated physical and mental health wards, a 16 bedded PICU as well as dedicated University space for paediatric research. Work is underway with the building which is expected to open in 2028.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
This advert closes on Friday 17 Jan 2025