LAS ST3+ Specialty Registrar in Orthopaedics
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The appointment is to commence on 2nd April 2025 for a fixed term period until 30th September 2025 working within the Trauma and Orthopaedic unit. MRCS and MBChB or equivalent are essential. The post does not award a National Training Number. Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK, sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post are equivalent to ST3 level or above.
Main duties of the job
This post is ideal for candidates wishing to pursue a career in orthopaedic Surgery. There is opportunity within this large and prestigious unit to expand on clinical, operative, educational and academic skills. You will be supported by an enthusiastic and encouraging consultant body, becoming competitive for recruitment to higher surgical training programs.
The successful applicant will be expected to work at a minimum of ST3 level, receiving wide exposure to trauma and orthopaedic surgery daily, building operative and clinical skills. The department has a consultant of the week model with a daily consultant ward round reviewing all trauma patients within the unit, with subspecialty teams reviewing their own elective patients. They will be required to attend fracture and orthopaedic clinics to expand their learning and will be allocated a clinical supervisor. Regular trauma meetings are undertaken daily, 7 days a week at 8.00am. The successful candidate will be part of a subspecialist unit undertaking trauma at the Northern General Hospital and elective practice at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
About us
PROUD VALUES
These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.
Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do.
Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity.
Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve.
Unity - Work in partnership with others.
Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions.
For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans, please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us.
Job responsibilities
The duties of this post are equivalent to a Specialty Trainee ST3+ and full details are listed in the Job Description document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise.
* Basic Medical Degree.
* MRCS (or equivalent).
* Advanced Life Support (valid certificate of training).
Clinical experience
* Experience of working on an on-call rota in a Major Trauma Centre.
* NHS Experience (Excluding Clinical Attachment).
* Successful completion of Core Surgical Training or equivalent.
Continuous Professional Development
* Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months.
* Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio.
Personal attributes
* Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values.
* The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC's good medical practice (2013).
Clinical governance and audit
* Committed to and understands the principles of clinical governance - evidence of participation in audit or service improvement.
* Completion of at least one closed loop audit.
Research
* Interest and experience in research techniques.
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations.
Teaching and Training
* Interest in training clinical and surgical skills.
* Formal teaching qualification.
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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