Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 216-G3-TRA6573256
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing
- 30/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/02/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
There is an opportunity for 2 substantive consultant appointments to be made within the Trauma, Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Directorate to begin as soon as possible. The posts are for a consultant trauma surgeon with a subspecialist interest in lower limb arthroplasty and trauma surgery. The department would expect appropriate fellowship training or previous experience in the areas of major trauma, orthopaedic trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will join an expanding team of 24 consultants with special interests in trauma, paediatrics, revision arthroplasty, shoulder and elbow, knee, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, spinal and rheumatoid surgery. The successful candidates will be expected to embrace our team working philosophy and engage in our multidisciplinary approach.
Derriford Hospital is the designated Major Trauma Centre for the South West Peninsula. A proven interest and appropriate training in all aspects of trauma care will be required.
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 Manger 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.
Scope of the service
The Orthopaedic Department provides emergency and elective inpatient, day case and outpatient services to the catchment population of the Trust, which includes Plymouth and the surrounding area (South Hams and East Cornwall). Most outpatient services are delivered from Derriford Hospital, with outreach clinics being held in community hospitals. Elective operating is delivered at Derriford Hospital. The paediatric orthopaedic team offer outreach and in-reach paediatric services for North Devon and Cornwall and have been actively developing a “hub and spoke” model for the delivery of care.
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 speciality
- 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
Particular skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery at specialist registrar level or equivalent
- Appropriate fellowship or equivalent experience
- Ability to lead a team
Desirable criteria
- Broad and deep experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery interest
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Teaching portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of experience and ability in teaching
- Postgraduate teaching qualification
- ETC / ATLS instructor
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Williams
- Job title
- Service Line Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 432069
- Additional information
Natasha Stokes - Service Line Cluster Manager
([email protected], 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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