About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Surgeon to join the team on a permanent basis. You will join a thriving and fully integrated Orthopaedic Directorate comprising currently of 28 Consultants, with a vast amount of skill sets and experience.
LTHTR provides a wide range of emergency and elective Orthopaedic Services, including tertiary services and is the Major Trauma Centre, Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre and Neurosurgical centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The successful applicant would be expected to take part in developing and delivering the Orthopaedic knee service across the Trust and will be part of the On Call rota for Major Trauma. Currently 1:16 rota.
You must be registered with the GMC on the Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedics (or within 6 months of gaining entry onto) and willing to participate in Teaching and Clinical Governance Provision.
LTHTR is across 2 hospital sites, Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) and Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital (CDH). Although you may need to cover both sites, you will be based at Royal Preston Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in the existing General Trauma and Orthopaedic on call rota. As a Major Trauma Centre, Trauma Surgery at Royal Preston Hospital includes General and Major Trauma cases. Non-spinal Orthopaedic Surgeons are not on call for Spinal Surgery. Spinal Trauma is managed by the Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons and Neurosurgeons.
This post is 10 PA's and will have an elective and trauma component.
Due to the fortnightly departmental structure of fracture clinics, mutually cooperative arrangements are in place between Consultant colleagues to facilitate review of patients at one week time intervals, if required.
The successful candidate will be part of an established team, involved in MDT meetings. 1.5 SPA will be provided for revalidation; with job planning there will be opportunity to increase this SPA in line with local guidelines.
There will be appropriate administrative time within the job plan, equivalent to all consultants within the department.
On Call will be provided as a 1:16 cover, providing a 'hot week' model 1:8. Elective work will be split between outpatient clinics on both sites and theatres on the Chorley site. Elective work will be five days a week, with on-call commitments spanning seven days a week.
The job plan will be discussed and finalised with the candidate on appointment, but will initially be based on flexible theatre session days.
About us
This post will have equitable working conditions to their established Consultant colleagues and will involve clinical sessions in Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. The base hospital will be Royal Preston Hospital.
We aim to provide excellent care with compassion and believe that creating a positive working environment, where staff feel valued, supported and empowered, will enable us to achieve this aim for every patient, every time.
Our strategic aims define our long-term ambitions, and describe our core business, these are:
To expand and develop specialised and tertiary services
- To deliver local services for Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
- To enhance our workforce and our reputation through education, research and innovation
Our key delivery strategies set out our plans to help us work towards achieving our strategic aims, which are:
- Quality
- Workforce and Organisational Development
- IT
- Operational Effectiveness
- Clinical services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCS (Trauma & Ortho) or equivalent
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Minimum 12 months Knee Subspecialty training
- Wide range of experience in orthopaedic trauma (supporting evidence to be provided)
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining a UK CCT in Orthopaedics
- Evidence of suitable logbook experience in Knee Surgery and Trauma Surgery
- Valid ATLS/ ETC certificate or equivalent
Desirable
- Minimum 12 months Knee post CCT fellowship
Management
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical Leadership
- Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
Desirable
- Evidence of training in leadership
Research and Development
Essential
- Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
- Relevant National or International Orthopaedic presentations
- Relevant publications
Desirable
- Higher degree
Personal
Essential
- Proven examples of effective communication skills and how they worked.
- Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
- Good organisation skills (with examples).
- Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Chorley/Preston.
Health
Essential
- Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Evidence of teaching and training
Desirable
- Evidence of training in Clinical and Educational Supervision
- Evidence of training in Medical Education
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
RPH
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)