Locum Consultant in Trauma (JR) and Orthopaedic Surgery
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A Locum Consultant post in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery is available now at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The appointment is on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share. Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Mr Andrew Titchener, Clinical Lead for John Radcliffe Orthopaedic Trauma, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The John Radcliffe Hospital 01865 221177 or Sarah Lancaster, Deputy Clinical Director for Trauma & Orthopaedics.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
Main duties of the job
The post holder's duties will be primarily at The John Radcliffe Hospital but as part of the directorate strategy of bringing together the two trust trauma departments it is likely that the appointee's job plan will include a proportion of Horton General Hospital activities. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job responsibilities
The Oxford Trauma Service provides a high quality consultant led and delivered care for the local population of Oxfordshire and Thames Valley Major Trauma Network. The new appointee will form part of a team, managing patients with Major Trauma injuries and providing surgical treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. The appointee will have individual consultant responsibilities, but these will be performed within a team environment, which provides excellent opportunities for further personal and professional development.
Person Specification
GMC
* Full GMC registration with a license to practice
Qualifications/Training
* Fellowship level training in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
* Formal training to Consultant level in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
* Formal post-graduate medical education training and qualifications.
* ATLS Provider (Current)
* Definitive Surgical Skills Course or Damage control Orthopaedics Course.
Experience
* Experience of working independently at a Consultant level in the management of Trauma patients or recent completion of specialist fellowship training in Orthopaedic Trauma
* 6-12 months experience as Clinical Fellow or equivalent in a Major Trauma / Level 1 Centre
* Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems including formulating and executing surgical plans for the fixation of complex peri-articular fractures.
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
* Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
* Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
* Evidence of significant contribution to Quality Improvement or Service Development projects
* Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training of undergraduates and trainees
* Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
* Peer reviewed publications in the field of Trauma.
* Evidence of leadership outside of the NHS
* Evidence of recent 360 degree appraisal
* Evidence of teacher training
* Evidence of recent audit activity
* Published in orthopaedic research Evidence of successful research grant application
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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