Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Job title:

Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to specialise in the delivery of Acute trauma, Limb recon, Frames and Bone infection.The Trauma & Orthopaedic department leads on all poly-trauma cases ensuring that all trauma is managed appropriately. The orthopaedic ward has been converted into the ‘trauma unit’ where all trauma patients, excluding patients with a serious head injury, will be managed along with orthopaedic trauma and elective orthopaedic work. Trauma cases are currently overseen by the orthopaedic consultant of the week, with this consultant changing on a rotational basis. The consultant post will support the busy knee elective and trauma teams. There will be the opportunity to gain significant experience working alongside a team of specialist surgeons. The Major Trauma Centre is led by the T & O department and works on a 7-day consultant of the week model. At the weekends there is partial double consultant cover.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be expected to fulfil their clinical and managerial responsibilities as followsElective Commitments and Clinical DutiesThe post holder will be contracted for 10 programmed activities per week. 9 PA will be direct clinical commitment including major trauma on-call week (at present 1:20), out of hours on-call (at present 1:14), outpatients, MDT and operating lists.1 PA is allocated for supporting activities including the completion of non-clinical administrative work, work needed for participation in national registries and other local administration.About usSt George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.Job description
Job responsibilitiesCross cover and leave arrangements in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Service and in line with good professional practice, the post holder will be expected to undertake all duties regularly. Notification of annual or other arranged leave and cover arrangements must be at least 6 weeks prior to the proposed leave and must be made in writing to the Specialty Manager for Trauma & Orthopaedics. The annual leave entitlement is currently 32 days per annum. Routine clinical duties such as outpatient clinics and operating lists may only continue in the absence of the post holder if supervised appropriately by a consultant colleague (see Policy on the Supervision of Junior Doctors in the Operating Theatre). The post holder will be expected to agree mutually agreeable cross cover arrangements with his/her colleagues and for these arrangements to be documented in writing. If it is not possible to cross cover the sessions will be made available to other surgeons both within and outside of the care group. Under exceptional circumstances, it may be necessary for the post holder to cover emergency duties at short notice but the Trust will make alternative arrangements as soon as possibleRelationships with consultant colleagues the demands of the T& O workload are such that close and on-going collaboration with colleagues within and outside of the T& O care group is required. It is expected that the post holder will follow the agreed care group and unit policies with regards to the admission of patients and the transfer of patients between teams.The appointee will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of his/her department. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients and the running of his/her clinical department. The post-holder will have access to adequate office space, furniture and equipment. The post holder will have secretarial support and will make use of the trusts digital transcribing service for the purposes of completing clinic letters.The post holder is expected to follow agreed Trust policies with regards to the introduction of new drugs/theatre equipment and will fulfil their responsibilities with regards to clinical coding. The appointee will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the TrustPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• Postgraduate medical qualification -FRCS (T& O) or equivalent
• On UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / CESR
• ATLS or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher qualification e.g. PhD / MD / MSc

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCST

Desirable

• Experience of working in a major trauma unit

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability and willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Education: Demonstrable skills in Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Audit & Research: proven track record of high-quality research, audit, presentations and peer reviewed publications
• Managerial: Working knowledge of the current NHS structure
• Quality improvement: evidence of an understanding of QI and active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

Desirable

• Managerial: evidence of understanding the principles of service development and business planning
• Research Publication
• Quality improvement: evidence of active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

Attitudes
Essential

• Commitments to and enthusiasm for the development of services at St George’s Hospital and partner Trusts within the Network
• Commitment to own learning and development and evidence of participation in appraisal and reflective practice
• Evidence of commitment to the priorities and values of the trust and of an understanding of the Governance framework within the trust

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Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Tooting, South West London

Job date

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 05:28:17 GMT

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