About this role
Job summary
The Trust wishes to appoint a 6 month locum full time Orthopaedic consultant with a special interest in Foot and Ankle surgery. The appointee will join the present consultants, providing elective and trauma services.
The Humber Health Partnership provides services to the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and acts as a tertiary referral centre for complex cases such as foot and ankle, spine, paediatrics, non-unions and pelvic injuries.
The Department seeks to attract consultants with a specialist interest in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
This is a full time post with a basic job plan of 10Pas with the option to increase to 12PAs
The successful candidate would join the current on call rota of 1:7 and would contribute to the weekday office hour's trauma clinics and trauma theatre.
Some of these cases are tertiary referrals from neighbouring NHS trust hospitals.
The successful candidate would join one other surgeon who currently undertakes Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Scunthorpe General hospital site.
Administration Support
An operational management team comprising of Senior General Manager, General Manager and Senior Service manager work closely with the department to support in effective delivery of services.
Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality health care to the trusts patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the posts are the following requirements -
To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service.
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality.
To undertake all work in accordance with the trusts procedures and operating policies.
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the trusts and business units services plans.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality health care to the trusts patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the posts are the following requirements
To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service.
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
To undertake all work in accordance with the trusts procedures and operating policies.
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the trusts and business units services plans.
Teaching/Training
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements
To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of GMC and related requirements.
To manage and supervise the work of his/her junior medical staff and participate in the training and development of these staff to the standards required by the Royal Colleges.
To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme.
Clinical Governance
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements
To undertake all work in accordance with The Humber Health partnerships trust procedures and operating policies.
To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents.
Continuous professional development
To participate in an annual job planning review process.
Appraisal & Revalidation Named appraiser allocated from the pool of trained appraisers to facilitate annual appraisal and revalidation when due. The trusts medical director acts as the responsible officer.
To adhere to Trust adverse clinical incident policy.
To ensure compliance with Trust mandatory training requirements.
Management (as agreed with clinical lead)
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements
To participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings.
To attend other departmental, group, divisional and trust meetings as necessary.
To attend regional and national meetings as necessary.
To undertake all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies.
Teamwork
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements
To work within the framework of team decisions
To work with the wider health community
To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
Strategic Development
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements
Utilise electronic referrals and records. The system currently used is Dictate IT.
Provide outstanding care to our patients.
Develop service sub specialisation
Develop cross site service strategy
Ensure service is in upper quartile for Length of Stay, treatment of #NOF and infection rates.
Regional healthcare reconfiguration in line with GIRFT recommendations, Regional service review and elective recovery requirements.
Accountability
The post holder will be expected to undertake appraisal/revalidation and to respond to any identified development needs.
The post holder will be immediately accountable to the clinical lead.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Full GMC Registration
Desirable
Post graduate qualification. MSC, MD, PHD. Management or educational qualification Fellowship or specialist training In Foot and Ankle
Knowledge, Training and Experience Essential
ATLS or equivalent Relevant speciality clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job. Clinical Judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to see help and able to prioritise clinical need. Practical Skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills required in the job. Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job. Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment.
Desirable
Experience in Management and Leadership
Communication and Interpersonal Skills Essential
Good communication - verbal/written Be able to work on own initiative and works well with in a team Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality Participate in standard setting and research projects and can evidence showing clinical and professional development To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care with the ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands Facilitate learning of others Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN22 2BA
Employer's website https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)