Applications are invited for a full-time substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
University Hospital of Wales is the first Major Trauma Centre to launch within Wales. The Major Trauma Centre is part of an inclusive and collaborative South West and Mid Wales Trauma Network spanning six Health Board areas.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.
Applicants should preferably either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within three months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.
Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of a Trauma Team for the management of general and specialist trauma. The trauma on-calls will be part of the general rota running in tandem with a 6-person Major Trauma Centre Orthopaedic rota. In the elective service, the post holder will work with other specialist foot & ankle surgeons managing referrals both locally and tertiary referrals from other centres around South Wales. The post holder should have experience in the treatment of diabetic foot conditions as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The appointee is required to have sub-specialty interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery with a particular focus on developing the Orthopaedic Diabetic Foot service.
Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
Desirable
* On GMC Specialist Register for specialty
Experience
Essential
* Broad training and experience in Orthopaedic Surgery
* Experience of a Major Trauma Centre
* Relevant specialist experience to enable duties outlined in the work programme to be undertaken
Skills
Essential
* Evidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary working
* Effective and demonstrable communication skills
Clinical Governance
Essential
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Research
Essential
* Ability to critically appraise research
Teaching
Essential
* Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Management
Essential
* Evidence of effective leadership skills
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