About this role
Job summary
The Lake District National Park is for good reason the most visited national park in England. Its spectacular natural beauty combines dramatic mountains, peaceful lakes, rolling valleys and picturesque villages. Visitors are drawn to its stunning landscapes which provide opportunities for walking, cycling, boating, open water swimming, golf and wildlife watching. The area contains more Michelin starred restaurants than anywhere in the UK outside of London and it has a rich cultural heritage, having inspired famous writers and poets such as William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. Its blend of outdoor adventure, tranquillity and traditional Cumbrian charm makes the Lakes a unique place where people can escape busy modern life and enjoy some of England's best hospitality and most breathtaking scenery. But why holiday here when you could live and work here?
This is a new upper limb post at the University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to help meet the increasing demands for upper limb services, especially hand surgery. It represents a wonderful opportunity to take up a substantive consultant post in a friendly and well-equipped Trust in a stunning part of the world. WGH has been granted Surgical Hub status and is the main elective centre with 5 newly refurbished and spacious theatre suites.
The post holder will be expected to complement the upper limb orthopaedic services offered by the Trust and provide the highest quality care to the local population.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Team working at our Hospitals working from Furness General Hospital (base) and Westmoreland General Hospital.
You will undertake 10 PAs including 1.5 SPA (with opportunity to add 2 clinical PAs by mutual agreement).
On-calls will be at Furness General Hospital (FGH), a level-two trauma centre, a 1 in 10 non-resident basis covering general on call for Trauma & Orthopaedics.
The post holder will be expected to complement the upper limb orthopaedic services offered by the Trust and provide the highest quality care to the local population. This should include all aspects of elective upper limb surgery (with emphasis on hand surgery) and the surgical management of all upper limb trauma and fractures. Submission and scrutiny of the last 12 months' surgical log book of prospective candidates would be an integral part of shortlisting and interview process.
About us
We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Please contact the names medical staff for an informal conversation and visit prior to interview if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- FRCS (T&O) or an equivalent appropriate higher orthopaedic surgical qualification
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery or eligibility for specialist registration in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery within 6 months from the time of the interview
- Recognised Fellowship in upper limb surgery.
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree (MD MSc or PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience of general Orthopaedics and Trauma
- Demonstrate higher surgical training in Orthopaedics to FRCS (T&O) level or equivalent
- Experience of working at different hospitals within the NHS
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
Desirable
- Role as trainer in upper limb surgery for higher specialst trainees.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to conduct a consultant orthopaedic on-call in a level-two trauma centre.
- Specialist knowledge and skills required of a Consultant upper limb surgeon with expertise in the surgical treatment of complex upper limb fractures of the shoulder, elbow, hand & wrist.
- Specialist knowledge and skills to be on the general on-call for trauma & Orthopaedics and in the management of common lower limb fractures.
- Evidence of having sufficient expertise in advanced upper limb surgery as evidenced by last 12 months' log book.
Teaching
Essential
- TeachingCommitment to teaching and training undergraduate, postgraduate, nursing and allied health professionals Evidence of teaching undergraduates Formal training in teaching
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address
Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane
Barrow-In-Furness
LA14 4LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)