Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedic
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 275-0125CT&OLowerLimb
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Town
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant T&O Surgeon with an interest in Lower Limb
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Consultant T&O Surgeon with an interest in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery
Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
Contract Length: Permanent
We are recruiting for a Consultant T&O Surgeon with an interest in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PAs) Consultant T&O Surgeon with an interest in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery. The successful candidate will contribute to the T&O on-call rota which is currently (1:12) with prospective cover.
The catchment area of Medway NHS Foundation Trust covers a population of approximately 350,000. The Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics has 3 dedicated ward areas (Harvey ward, Phoenix ward and Ocelot ward which includes 14 protected ultra clean elective beds). They are situated in the new extension at the Medway Maritime Hospital (Level 3 Green Zone) commissioned in March 1999. A Surgical High Dependency Unit was opened in 2006 and a Surgical Assessment Unit was opened in 2005.
Presently, the Department of T&O consists of 15 Orthopaedic Consultants, 2 Orthogeriatric Consultants, 5 Specialist Trainees (KSS Deanery), SAS Doctors, Foundation doctors and SHO's. It Provides a range of trauma, upper and lower limb, boot & ankle, diabetic foot and spince subspecialties. The Specialist Trainees are allocated as per their training requirement.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Trauma & Orthopaedic service and to contribute to the on-call rota.
The key areas for the postholder will include:
- Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the Orthopaedic Service and Emergency Department.
- Play a major role in developing surgical pathways with an emphasis on ambulatory care and trauma patient flow.
- Develop the provision of hip fracture and NAFF services in line with National Guidance.
- Lead quality improvement in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality Trauma & Orthopaedic Service.
- Providing teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance process.
- Abide by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the trust.
- The Successful candidate will be responsible for managing a wide range of Trauma & Orthopaedic conditions and have a special interest in Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Revision and Surgery for peri-prosthetic fractures.
- The department operates activity in the Medway and Swale area therefore clinical/outpatient work is required at MRT and Sittingbourne sites.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with license to practise
- FRCS in T&O (or Equivalent)
- Entry on Specialist Register (or CCT / CESR expected within 6 months of interview)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience to CCT standards
- Expertise in hip fracture surgery, including total hip arthroplasty
- Experience in performing revision lower limb arthroplasties (especially Hips) and management of periprosthetic fractures.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to use evidence-base and clinical audit to support decision making
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Mr Paras Mohanlal
- Job title
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon/ Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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