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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
  • Annualised hours
10 sessions per week (Trauma on-call rota, off-site working)
Job ref
216-G3-TRA6573256
Employer
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Derriford Hospital
Town
Plymouth
Salary
Dependant on experience
Closing
30/12/2024 23:59
Interview date
14/02/2025

Employer heading

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust logo

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

There is an opportunity for 2 substantive consultant appointments to be made within the Trauma, Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Directorate to begin as soon as possible. The posts are for a consultant trauma surgeon with a subspecialist interest in lower limb arthroplasty and trauma surgery. The department would expect appropriate fellowship training or previous experience in the areas of major trauma, orthopaedic trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will join an expanding team of 24 consultants with special interests in trauma, paediatrics, revision arthroplasty, shoulder and elbow, knee, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, spinal and rheumatoid surgery.听 The successful candidates will be expected to embrace our team working philosophy and engage in our multidisciplinary approach.

Derriford Hospital is the designated Major Trauma Centre for the South West Peninsula.听 A proven interest and appropriate training in all aspects of trauma care will be required.听

Working for our organisation

The Musculoskeletal Service Line

The Service Line has responsibility for all aspects of Orthopaedics, Trauma, Orthogeriatrics and Rheumatology services.听 The Service Line Director and Service Line Cluster Manger have responsibility for the department and are supported by a Matron.

Derriford Hospital has a regional Emergency Department and provides tertiary services including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery in addition to its鈥 status as the Major Trauma Centre for the South West Peninsula.

Scope of the service

The Orthopaedic Department provides emergency and elective inpatient, day case and outpatient services to the catchment population of the Trust, which includes Plymouth and the surrounding area (South Hams and East Cornwall). Most outpatient services are delivered from Derriford Hospital, with outreach clinics being held in community hospitals.听 Elective operating is delivered at Derriford Hospital.听 The paediatric orthopaedic team offer outreach and in-reach paediatric services for North Devon and Cornwall and have been actively developing a 鈥渉ub and spoke鈥 model for the delivery of care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a high standard of diagnosis and treatment to inpatients and outpatients in both trauma and elective surgery.

As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close cooperation with and support other clinical, medical professional and management colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to our patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following:

To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service

  • To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality
  • To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
  • To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust鈥檚 procedures and operating policies
  • To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust鈥檚 and Division鈥檚 service plans
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty
  • To work effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and promote team working

Person specification

Particular skills and experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery at specialist registrar level or equivalent
  • Appropriate fellowship or equivalent experience
  • Ability to lead a team
Desirable criteria
  • Broad and deep experience of trauma and relevant sub-specialty surgery interest

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Teaching portfolio
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of experience and ability in teaching
  • Postgraduate teaching qualification
  • ETC / ATLS instructor

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Williams
Job title
Service Line Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01752 432069
Additional information

Natasha Stokes - Service Line Cluster Manager

([email protected], 01752 431013)

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
Telephone
01752439787