Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with Specialist Interest in Revision Knee Arthroplasty. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.
Our Trust is committed to career development which allows us to look out for individuals who are proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of Trauma and Orthopaedic services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and is part of an expansion to meet the rising demand and complexity of orthopaedic trauma and knee surgery in our area.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicant will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful, and they feel valued during their visits to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should possess expertise in general orthopaedic trauma and all aspects of knee surgery. A specific interest in cartilage regeneration, periarticular osteotomy, multi-ligament knee reconstruction and patella-femoral joint surgery is desirable. The successful applicant would be expected to assist with the development of day case knee arthroplasty surgery and robotic surgery.
It is expected that the successful candidate will have a job plan comprising both fixed clinical and flexible theatre sessions agreed in advance. The successful candidate would be expected to work with the existing Consultants to provide a high-quality service at the Trust.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Participation in the provision of general orthopaedic trauma care
All aspects of Knee Surgery and particularly revision arthroplasty surgery
Work collaboratively with the existing Consultants to lead and develop the service
Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
Active participation in departmental research
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* FRCS Tr& Orth or qualification of an equivalent level
* Higher Trauma and Orthopaedic (or equivalent) training
* Fellowship training in Knee Arthroplasty Surgery and Revision Knee Surgery
* Fellowship training in Soft Tissue Knee Surgery and Knee Periarticular Osteotomy Surgery
Desirable
* Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) related to Orthopaedics (eg Masters / MD / MRes / PhD etc)
* Trauma Fellowship
Skills
Essential
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Previous Experience
Essential
* Broad range of experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics
* Proficient in management and treatment of complex peri-prosthetic trauma
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
* Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
* Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Demonstrable experience and active participation in research and development
Desirable
* Experience of Orthopaedic Trauma in a UK Major Trauma Centre
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