Consultant in T&O Foot and Ankle Surgeon
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with a special interest in Foot & Ankle. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team of 3 Foot & Ankle Surgeons.
As a Trust, we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester. We look forward to enhancing our links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5-minute presentation on the topic: "How would you set up a Diabetes Foot service in the Trust?" Interested candidates are invited to contact Abhijit Guha to discuss the opportunity.
Interview date: 11/02/2025
JOB DESCRIPTION PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL.
Main duties of the job
The new consultant will be joining a team of 3 Foot & Ankle Surgeons. This post is a new additional post for the service. Together with the other consultants, they will provide a comprehensive Trauma and Elective foot and ankle surgery service to the County of Worcestershire.
The successful applicant is required to provide on-call cover for general trauma and orthopaedic emergencies in addition to supporting the emergency service. Where appropriate, the Trust aims to manage ambulatory trauma and urgent cases through a Covid-free pathway in line with current infection control guidance.
Applications are invited from accredited specialists in Trauma and Orthopaedics who are on the Specialist Register or within six months of attaining the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST). Possession of a higher degree, recognised Fellowship experience, and proven research ability is desirable. Applicants will be expected to have a broad experience in Trauma and General Orthopaedics as well as a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery.
We are an enthusiastic and driven team with a focus on providing patient-centred, evidence-based, cost-effective care and high-quality service and training. Any applicant to the post will be expected to demonstrate the ability to contribute constructively to our current service and plans for the future.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch, and Worcester. Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services, and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex-positive employer.
Job responsibilities
* A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
* The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners, and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high-quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients' home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres, and job plans may be revised in due course.
* The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
* The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
* Entry on Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCT or CESR (CP), CESR, or European Community Rights.
* Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Experience
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Expertise in sub-specialty.
Management and Administrative Experience
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
* Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
* Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
* Ability to use evidence-based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
* Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to work in a team.
* Enquiring, critical approach to work.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other agencies.
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels.
Other requirements
* An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives, and issues.
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
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.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year On-call availability supplement where applicable
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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