Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (pa)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1.5 SPA built into the 10 session per week job plan)
- Job ref
- 153-M3469
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Orthopaedic Knee Doctor
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
The post holder will be employed in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset to work at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.
This is an exciting time to join as we are currently made great progress with a vision in creating a first class fully integrated Trauma and Orthopaedic Service within our Bournemouth and Poole Hospital sites as part of the new University Hospitals Dorset.
This position offers a wealth of clinical experience which includes working in our Derwent Orthopaedic Centre (which now boasts a new 3rd modular theatre) and main theatres on the elective site.
This is a 12 month fixed term post.
Main duties of the job
This post is based at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and it is expected that the successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity.
The new appointee will:
Undertake regular elective surgical lists.
Undertake regular elective clinics.
Support the care of inpatients admitted under elective consultants.
Participate 1 in 5 weekend elective lists.
Undertake ward rounds on elective wards.
To seek appropriate advice from consultants and inpatient specialities as required.
A minimum of 1.5 SPA per week are committed to continuing professional development, audit governance and for agreed recognition of professional activities as agreed between the post holder and clinical Lead for the specialty.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is based at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and it is expected that the successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity. It is also expected that the successful applicant will work together with the other Middle Grades to provide a robust elective knee service. Successful candidate may be expected to work across other sites in University Hospitals Dorset.
Please see job description and person specification for more details.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Greater than 2 years Orthopaedic registrar experience, particular in knee subspecialty
- Minimum of 6 months of NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Capable of undertaking knee replacement and arthrosurgery
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- At least four years’ full-time postgraduate training in orthopaedics or its equivalent based on a part-time or flexible basis
- At least two years in a specialty training programme in orthopaedic knees or as a fixed term specialty trainee or equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable criteria
- Compliant with all Mandatory Training
- FRCPath Part2
Other
Essential criteria
- Expectation / understanding of QI work
- Evidence of participation in appraisals / revalidation
- Able to speak English as necessary for the post
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of enthusiasm or participation, relevance of research undertaken
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- • Ability to prioritise workload & use initiative
- • Ability to know own limitations & when to seek advice
- • Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
Desirable criteria
- • Computer/IT Research skills
- • Some experience of medical writing
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- •Potential to function successfully under stress and to undertake responsibility.
- Ability to act on own initiative appropriately
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
- John West
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5411
- Additional information
Lindsey Sturman - Service Manager
0300 019 5411
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