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Job summary

Main area
T&O
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (.)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
249-6555699-2
Employer
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
GWH/SULIS
Town
Swindon
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon- Lower Limb Arthroplasty

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.Ìý

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Job overview

This role will be employed by The Great Western Hospital but will undertake clinical activity at the new Sulis Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SEOC).

The appointed candidate(s) will join an existing team of seventeen onsultant medical staff. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients.

As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Multidisciplinary team working is a key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Development of sub-specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.Ìý

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.

Working for our organisation

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

ServiceÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We will put our patients first

TeamworkÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We will work together

AmbitionÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We will aspire to provide the best service

RespectÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We will act with integrity

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

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All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.

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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust’s business plans.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.

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Full job description can be found attached

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Fully registered with the GMC
  • CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
  • Expertise in full range of Trauma & Orthopaedic conditions

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran Awarehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelines

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
Venkat Satish
Job title
Clinical Lead T&O
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01793 604919
Additional information

via secretary Tracy Titcombe, [email protected] 01793604919

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