About this role
Job summary
The ELCH Children's Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia (CSTA) Directorate is seeking a full-time Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant proficient in the management of children with general acute and elective orthopaedic needs. They will work with an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team within the Evelina to provide optimal surgical care to children who may have complex orthopaedic problems and complex comorbidities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would provide a general paediatric orthopaedic service for the local population in conjunction with the existing paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, and would be encouraged if appropriate to contribute to the subspecialist care of children with complex orthopaedic needs from the wider region. They will work with clinical colleagues in the regional network to provide an integrated service with formalised governance arrangements with other specialist(s) in appropriate subspecialist field(s), and will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, audit and M&M meetings, both within the department and between departments.
The appointee will join a team currently consisting five paediatric orthopaedic specialists, who between them now provide a full-time on-call service for complex paediatric orthopaedic
problems, managing referrals from within the hospital, the local population, and the wider region. In addition to this specialist service, the team provide support to the St. Thomas' hospital Orthopaedic Trauma service who deliver orthopaedic care to routine (non-complex) paediatric trauma patients. The post holder is expected to participate in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching and training, and to facilitate the research that is being undertaken. It is hoped that the post-holder will also contribute research of their own.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals. It employs over 17,500 staff with over 1 million patient contacts a year. Evelina London Children's Healthcare (ELCH) provides services for children both in our state of the art hospital, and in our community services within Lambeth and Southwark. We have an annual turnover of £170 million and over 2,000 staff. Last year children's services at GSTT delivered 125,000 outpatient appointments, and 26,000 children were cared for as inpatients in the children's hospital.
ELCH is the second largest provider of acute hospital care for children in London. We provide secondary-level children's hospital services to the local communities of Lambeth and Southwark, and a wide-ranging portfolio of tertiary-level services to South London and South East England. ELCH is proud to provide quaternary-level care in a number of fields to children across the UK.
Job description Job responsibilities
See the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship minimum of one year and to include the consultant's specialist subject within paediatric orthopaedic surgery FRCS(Orth) or equivalent Full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist Register, or within 3 months of CCST. Evidence of continuing professional / personal development.
Desirable
Higher degree Evidence of Management Training Evidence of Teaching Training
Clinical Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of paediatric orthopaedic surgery and evidence of specialist training in this field. Significant experience of adult orthopaedic surgery sufficient to support transition of care
Desirable
A second year of paediatric orthopaedic fellowship
Research and Audit Essential
Record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills A demonstrable aptitude for participating in departmental research goals.
Desirable
Involvement in and completion of clinical audits Experience of clinical management Evidence of original research and publication.
Teaching skill and experience Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
Appraisal training Teaching qualification
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.
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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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Evelina London Children's Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road, London
London
SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)