Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics
Consultant
Main area: Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 10 sessions per week (Full-Time)
Job ref: 180-CON-4980
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Addenbrooke's Hospital
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
Applications are invited for the posts of Consultant in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics, to commence as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
You will be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics with experience and expertise in Paediatric Orthopaedics or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidates will join a friendly and enthusiastic team including clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, plaster technicians and secretaries.
The Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics provides elective orthopaedic and emergency limb trauma care to the local population and the wider East of England region.
We provide both general and specialist orthopaedic and trauma care. Specialist services include a dedicated Ponseti clinic, specialist neuromuscular and spina bifida clinics, limb deformity correction and a DDH clinic. We work closely with colleagues in paediatric neurology, rheumatology and radiology. As part of the Major Trauma Centre, PICU provides support for paediatric trauma for the region. We are active members of the regional Paediatric T&O Operational Delivery Network.
CUH, together with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and Cambridge University, are developing a new Cambridge Children’s Hospital on the Addenbrookes campus, which is expected to open in 2028.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications (1-5)
Standards
* Standards (1-5)
Professionalism
* Professionalism (1-5)
Clinical Skills
* Clinical Skills (1-5)
Specialty Specific Skills
* Related to the post (1-5)
Clinical Governance
* Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)
Communication Skills
* Communication Skills (1-5)
Personal Skills
* Personal Skills (1-5)
Understanding of the NHS
* Understanding of the NHS (1-5)
Professional Development
* Commitment to ongoing professional development (1-5)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Elizabeth Ashby
Job title: Specialty Lead for Paediatric T&O
Email address: Elizabeth.Ashby2@nhs.net
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Miss Elizabeth Ashby, Specialty Lead for Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics, email Elizabeth.Ashby2@nhs.net
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