Job responsibilities About the Team: Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at UHS sits within the Child Health Care Group, which is part of the Womens and Childrens Division. A general service is provided to the children of the Southampton health economy. More specialist services cover the tertiary population stretching across the South coast. Admissions occur via our dedicated paediatric orthopaedic ward, which includes a 4 bay HDU, and the paediatric day case unit. We are also supported by a 14 bedded PICU unit and high dependency facilities both on and off our ward. Emergency admissions occur via the Childrens Emergency Department, regional referral and the paediatric medical admissions unit. Clinics occur within a dedicated paediatric orthopaedic area and are supported by plaster room and on-site orthotics. We currently run a number of peripheral clinics held in the regional hospitals across the south central coast area and channel islands. Surgery is carried out in a dedicated paediatric orthopaedic theatre within the paediatric theatre unit. WHAT YOULL DO: The main purpose of this role is: To undertake the full range of general and specialist consultant duties To undertake duties in line with the agreed job plan To provide training and support to junior medical staff To ensure that junior medical staff perform their duties in line with agreed best practice To represent the Division and the Hospital at external meetings and conferences as and when required To help develop Clinical Network and Hub and Spoke model of specialist paediatric surgery. To participate and contribute to the department via Research and Audit WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR The successful applicant will work with orthopaedic colleagues across UHS and the wider region to provide a full range of paediatric orthopaedic services. The elective work of these two posts, both inpatient and outpatient, will take place at Southampton Childrens Hospital, Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth) and Dorset County Hospital (Dorchester). The post-holder will also participate in a 1:9 on call rota at Southampton to provide a 24-hour paediatric orthopaedic service within the Southampton paediatric Major Trauma Centre. The post holder will also be a key link person for paediatric orthopaedics at their respective spoke hospital. There is opportunity for the post-holder to develop their own subspecialty interest in line with the needs of the departments. The candidates must be able to develop close working relationships with the other consultants, senior clinical fellows, resident doctors and allied health professionals in the department. Interviews will be held on Thursday, 28 November 2024 Job Reference: 188-MT1283- This vacancy closes on or before: 17th November 2024 Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.