Main area: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours: 10 sessions per week (Trauma on-call rota, off-site working)
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
* Annualised hours
Job ref: 216-G3-TO6569829
Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Derriford Hospital
Town: Plymouth
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing: 12/11/2024 08:00
Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Job overview
We are actively seeking a locum consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with an orthopaedic sub-specialist interest in shoulder and elbow surgery. The department would expect appropriate fellowship training or previous experience in the areas of major trauma, orthopaedic trauma, and elective orthopaedic surgery.
You will join a dynamic team at the Peninsula Trauma Centre which is part of an expanding university teaching hospital in Britain’s Ocean City.
Main duties of the job
This post is an additional appointment, and the successful candidate would contribute to the major trauma and orthopaedic trauma services; assist with elective recovery shoulder and elbow surgery.
The successful candidate will be employed by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPT), which is closely associated with Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPMED). The successful candidate will be based in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department where there are numerous teaching and growing research opportunities in collaboration with PUPMED and the clinical trials unit.
Working for our organisation
The Musculoskeletal Service Line
The Service Line has responsibility for all aspects of Orthopaedics, Trauma, Orthogeriatrics, and Rheumatology services. The Service Line Director and Service Line Cluster Manager have responsibility for the department and are supported by a Matron.
Derriford Hospital has a regional Emergency Department and provides tertiary services including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Plastic Surgery in addition to its status as the Major Trauma Centre for the South West Peninsula.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard of diagnosis and treatment to inpatients and outpatients in both trauma and elective surgery.
As a senior employee of the Trust, the post holder will work in close cooperation with and support other clinical, medical professional, and management colleagues in providing high-quality healthcare to our patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following:
* To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s service plans
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty
* To work effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and promote team working
Person specification
* Full GMC Registration
* European Community Rights
* An appropriate higher surgical qualification. ETC provider (or equivalent)
Particular skills and experience
* Experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery at specialist registrar level or equivalent. Appropriate fellowship or equivalent experience. Ability to lead a team.
* Broad and deep experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery. Understanding of NHS. Good time management.
Research & clinical audit
* Contemporaneous publications in peer-reviewed journals.
* Contemporaneous presentations at national/international congress.
* Evidence of clinical audit.
Teaching
* Teaching portfolio.
* Postgraduate teaching qualification. ETC/ATLS instructor.
Communication & interpersonal skills
* High quality presentation of CV/Application Team working portfolio.
Management
* Postgraduate management course or qualification.
Practical Requirements
* Resilience.
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: Mark Williams
Job title: Service Line Director
Email address: markwilliams6@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01752 432069
Additional information: Natasha Stokes - Service Line Cluster Manager (natasha.stokes@nhs.net, 01752 431013)
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
Telephone: 01752439787
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