Consultant in T&O with Interest in Knee Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Telford is seeking a full-time consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics. The role involves providing specialty surgical services for knee degeneration and participating in an emergency rota. Candidates need to have a medical qualification and GMC registration, with a focus on teaching skills and clinical expertise. Join a dedicated team and make a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Full registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Eligible for consultant appointment by an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC)
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients with hip and knee disorders.
• Participate in a 1:10 on-call emergency rota.
• Teach medical staff and medical students from Keele University.

Skills

Expert clinical opinion

Teaching clinical skills

Subspecialty expertise in hip and knee arthroplasty

Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Education

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

CCT or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SATH) NHS Trust is looking for a full-time consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics who will be predominantly based at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford with responsibilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), Shrewsbury.

The appointee will join an existing team of full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons based at PRH and provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients with knee degeneration and soft tissue conditions and injuries, with a specialist interest in knee soft tissue and reconstruction surgery. The appointee will also participate in a 1:10 on call emergency rota for adult and paediatric patients with Musculo-skeletal trauma.

Main duties of the job

Main Clinical Duties include:

• To provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients with hip and knee disorders requiring hip and knee arthroplasty and revision surgery.
• To participate in a 1:10 on call emergency rota for adults and paediatric patients with musculo-skeletal trauma which include weekends. The Trust has specialist spinal and paediatric links with Oswestry and Stoke.
• To undertake trauma theatre sessions (weekdays) where required, in addition to the 1:10 on call emergency rota.
• To be involved in teaching of medical staff and medical students from Keele University.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

Job description

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

• 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, patient related admin and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
• 2.5 PA of Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• CCT or equivalent, or within 6 months of appointment

Desirable:

• Post-graduate thesis
• FRCS or equivalent qualification

Entry Criteria

Essential:

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• To be eligible for consideration for a consultant appointment by an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC), candidates must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty, and in particular with hip fractures
• Subspecialty expertise in hip and knee arthroplasty and hip revision
• Ability to teach clinical skills, teach and lecture on speciality
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable:

• Experience in clinical undergraduate/postgraduate teaching
• Experience in NHS management
• Ability to supervise post-graduate research
• Publications in refereed journals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.