Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with special interest in Shoulder Surgery 40hrs per week/10PA plus on call.
An exciting opportunity has opened for a Consultant T&O Surgeon with an interest in Shoulder surgery. This is a unique opportunity to work with the Upper Limb Unit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to be on the Trauma and Orthopaedic on call rota at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan, and to provide elective services at Wrightington Hospital.
Job responsibilities
We are committed to achieving a high-quality service delivery and can offer a supportive and training focused environment, within a friendly team. The duties and responsibilities set out in a Job Plan will include, as appropriate:
* Direct Clinical Care duties including on-call work
* Supporting Professional Activities
* Additional NHS responsibilities
* External Duties
Job Description:
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Management Skills
* Can demonstrate ability to lead and manage people
* Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving
* Able to maximise opportunities due to change
* Proven organisational skills
* Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
* Basic skills in clinical audit
* Appreciation of benefits of clinical audit in improving clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines
* Managing junior staff
Special Interest Experience
* Equivalent two years within orthopaedics dealing with orthopaedic upper limb surgery
* Completion of a minimum of a total of 12 month fellowship post in upper limb surgery
* Experience in dealing with hand and wrist problems
Qualifications
* Full registration with GMC and license to practice
* Permission to work in the UK
* On the GMC specialist register or within six months of being admitted to the register if currently in a training programme within the UK, i.e. within six months of expected CCT date at the date of AAC
* Specialist qualifications (Diploma/MSc/MD/PhD) related to subspecialist service
Experience within Specialty
* Wide and significant experience in Orthopaedics
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining a UK CCT in Orthopaedics
* Valid ATLS certificate
* Experience in dealing with upper limb trauma
Research/Publications
* Ability to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of research methodology
* Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications
* Academic work related to nerve injuries and upper limb trauma
Personal Attributes
* Demonstrates understanding of the current UK health care system and the need to develop the service in line with Government policy
Additional
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent communication skills, oral and written
* Good interpersonal skills
* Can work on own initiative and recognise own limitations
* Ability to have strategic thinking
* Decisive and flexible
* Experience in organising and running educational meetings
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.
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Director, Upper Limb Orthopaedics
£105,504 to £139,882 a year, pro rata
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