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

The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Telford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a qualified candidate to provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients requiring hip and knee procedures. The role includes participation in on-call emergencies and opportunities for teaching medical staff. Applicants should have excellent team-working skills and capability to manage acutely ill patients.

Qualifications

• Excellent team-working skills.
• Ability to work well in a multi-professional team.
• Development of enhanced clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialty surgical service for adult patients.
• Participate in a 1:10 on-call emergency rota.
• Undertake trauma theatre sessions when required.

Job description

Overview

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.

Trust and Locations

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.