Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for a Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon to join a friendly, supportive, and dynamic Trauma and Orthopaedic department at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe.
This is a replacement post.
The Orthopaedic Unit comprises of an 18 bedded elective ward and a 32 bedded trauma ward.
The Trust is one of a small number of hospitals nationally confirmed to be in an early phase of the national New Hospital Build Programme. This will result in the acute hospital on the Leighton site being completely rebuilt and operational by 2031, providing fantastic opportunities for development and transformation of elective and acute surgical services at MCHFT.
This investment is in addition to the opening of a new NHS Cheshire and Merseyside surgical centre at the Victoria Infirmary, Northwich site in Summer 2025. This new centre will bring together state-of-the-art clinical facilities focusing on surgical services, including operating theatres as well as recovery areas and consulting rooms.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be encouraged and supported to develop the foot and ankle surgery service at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) and will also be expected to provide support for the trauma service.
The successful candidate will be based at Leighton Hospital in the Orthopaedic Department, Surgery and Cancer Division. In addition, they may be required to undertake outpatient clinics at VIN.
The post is offered on a full time, or job share basis, the job plan being intended for a full time appointment with an opportunity to modify this if the post is offered on any other basis.
The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise. The applicant must also be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.
The proposed AAC date is 30.04.2025.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
Job responsibilities
The post is offered at 10 PA but under the terms of the 2003 Consultant Contract, candidates who wish to conduct private practice would be required to offer an additional programmed activity.
8 PAs on average per week, including 1 PA for on-call. Each Theatre session and Trauma list is remunerated at 1.25 PAs.
2 PAs on average per week (1 SPA for private CPD, Audit, Appraisal and Research and a further SPA for Training, Educational Commitments and Service Developments).
The on call commitment for this post will be 1:12 weekends and 1 weekday every 3 weeks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* An appropriate higher qualification in Trauma and Orthopaedics
* ATLS
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights.
Experience
* Foot and ankle Surgery training with Fellowship
* An understanding of departmental management
* Specialist Registrar Training in Orthopaedic Surgery
* Managerial Training
Ability
* Proven ability in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery
* Evidence of ability to lead a team effectively
* Evidence of personal outcome data related to specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery
Teaching and Education
* Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
* Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC.
Audit & Research
* Interest and knowledge of audit
* Evidence of completion of audit
* Published research or audits or case reports in peer-reviewed journals
* Evidence of experience in research and relevant publications related to foot and ankle and trauma.
Other
* Effective communication skills. Highly innovative
* Up to date knowledge of NHS and future challenges
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.
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Clinical Lead & Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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