The post would suite a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a first class Trauma & Orthopaedic support in this busy DGH. The post holder will report directly to his/her Consultant and the duties will be those of a post fellowship Registrar. An outline of these duties are detailed below: The postholder will assist and ensure the day to day care and management of the patients on the ward and in outpatients is met. The postholder will ensure the delivery of a daily ward round, ensuring that junior staff understand and progress the patients along their clinical pathway. The postholder will be required to attend the daily Trauma meeting. The postholder will take part in the 1:7 second on-call rota. The postholder will supervise the work of the Core and Foundation Trainee and act as an intermediate between these members of the team and the Consultant. The postholder will provide expert assistance to the Consultant in the Elective and Trauma Operating Theatres and will, when necessary, act as First Surgeon. The postholder will assist in the teaching of Junior members of the team, both on the wards and in the Theatres and to facilitate Audit work when required. The postholder will provide continuity of care and service provision in the absence of the named Consultant, including outpatient and inpatient services. The postholder will support the provision of an Emergency Trauma service and form part of the on-call rota; supporting the 4 hours wait in A&E and MIU, ensuring appropriate admission, liaising and advising the on-call Consultant as appropriate and when necessary, commencing with emergency surgery. The postholder will develop their own areas of interest and expertise to augment the provision of the service. The postholder will maintain their standard of performance by keeping knowledge and skills up to date. The postholder will work with the Rota Coordinator to provide cover for absent colleagues both inside and outside of working hours along with flexible use of time depending on the needs of the department. The postholder will be required to assist in the provision of care to the patients of Consultants other than those specifically named in their jobplan. The postholder will be required to undertake administrative work, including the completion of discharge letters and summaries in line with Trust targets; acting on results and clinic letters and ensuring this workload is acted upon and maintained in the absence of the Consultant. The postholder will ensure that preoperative checks have been carried out and investigations are to hand in readiness for surgery. The postholder will work across Trust sites to support the work of their Consultant and the department as a whole. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. 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