About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with Specialist Interest in Revision Knee Arthroplasty. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.
Our Trust is committed to career development which allows us to look out for individuals who are proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of Trauma and Orthopaedic services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and is part of an expansion to meet the rising demand and complexity of orthopaedic trauma and knee surgery in our area. Applicants should possess expertise in general orthopaedic trauma and all aspects of knee surgery.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicant will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful, and they feel valued during their visits to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
o Participation in the provision of general orthopaedic trauma careo All aspects of Knee Surgeryo Work collaboratively with the existing Consultants to lead and develop the serviceo Maintenance of high quality patient centred careo Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary serviceo Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings ando directorate clinical governance activityo Active participation in departmental research
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register FRCS Tr&Orth or qualification of an equivalent level Higher Trauma and Orthopaedic (or equivalent) training
Desirable
Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) related to Orthopaedics (eg Masters / MD / MRes / PhD etc) Fellowship training in Hip Surgery ATLS Instructor
Experience Essential
Broad range of experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics Proficient in management and treatment of complex peri-prosthetic hip trauma Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives Demonstrable experience and active participation in research and development
Desirable
Experience of Orthopaedic Trauma in a UK Major Trauma Centre Demonstrable Orthopaedic Trauma experience in a Locum Consultant or Consultant role Demonstrable Hip Surgery experience in a Locum Consultant or Consultant role Experience of robotic assisted hip replacement
Skills Essential
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors. Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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.
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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)