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Job overview

Currently there are 4 consultants in the unit contributing to paediatric orthopaedics -all of whom currently contribute to the adult trauma service / on call rota. There is no separate paeds on call rota. 2 consultants has a purely paediatric elective practice – one of these being the currently advertised post. The others have practice additionally in foot and ankle, arthroplasty and limb reconstruction. This post provides full time paediatric orthopaedic workload and additional responsibility to run specialist clinics for DDH, ponseti and one of the combined neuromuscular clinics.1 consultant runs clinics and day case lists at York hospital on a weekly basis. Any patients from these units requiring inpatient surgery come to Hull Royal Inifrmary. We see a wide array of paediatric orthopaedic conditions, additionally having designated clinics for ponseti, DDH/hip screening, complex neuro combined clinic. The service is supported by specialist physios who also run a normal variant clinic. There is a paediatric HDU and a selection of experienced paediatric anaesthetists to cover our operating lists.

Main duties of the job

This post provides opportunity to contribute to the 1 in 12 major trauma consultant rota. This involves weekday ward rounds and performing as part of the trauma team for trauma calls via HRI Emergency Department with additional contribution to ongoing audit and governance activity for major trauma in the region.

Duties other than those clinical duties specified will be in accordance with the Job Plan agreed between the Appointee, the present Consultants and the Chief Executive. The Job Plan allows time for Administration, also for Teaching as required, within SPA Participation in audit/appraisal and CME is mandatory under clinical governance/GMC guidance. This is allowed for in the flexible SPA element of the job

All consultants may be required to work on any of the Trust’s sites and across the seven day period where

Secretarial support and appropriate office accommodation and IT facilities will be provided.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.