Consultant in Trauma and Pelvic Surgery

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity exists for a consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at a leading NHS Trust in Manchester. The successful candidate will contribute to pelvic trauma services, work in a collaborative environment, and benefit from extensive professional development opportunities. This role requires GMC registration and prior fellowship experience, aligning with high clinical standards and patient care.

Qualifications

• Entry on the specialist register expected within 6 months.
• Completed Fellowship in Trauma surgery with pelvic trauma.
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive pelvic trauma services and manage polytrauma cases.
• Participate in trauma on-call rota and elective surgery.
• Provide expert opinions on pelvic surgery issues.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

FRCS (Tr&Orth)

Post graduate thesis

Teaching Qualification

Job description

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Main area Trauma and Orthoapedics Grade YC72 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (On-call commitment) Job ref 349-NMGH-7223238-RL4

Site Manchester Royal Infirmary Town Manchester Salary £105,504 - £139,882 10 PAs plus on-call supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 17/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration - MFT cannot support GMC Sponsorship for candidates who are offered permanent vacancies.

This is full time position with 10 programmed activities spread throughout the week.

The post holder will form part of the T&O team delivering pelvic trauma services.

The appointee should also be able to demonstrate competency in dealing with pelvic and general trauma. The successful candidate should have completed at least six months in a fellowship position

The appointment together with the supporting infra-structure will assist the Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics to continue to:

• A comprehensive pelvic trauma service including the management of polytrauma

• General trauma as part of on-call rota

• Participation in the major trauma consultant of the week rota

• Elective hip arthroplasty theatre and outpatient

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide:

• A comprehensive pelvic trauma service including the management of polytrauma

• General trauma as part of on-call rota

• Participation in the major trauma consultant of the week rota

• Elective hip arthroplasty theatre and outpatients

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Entry on the specialist register (or entry expected within six months)
• FRCS (Tr&Orth).
• Evidence of satisfactory completion of post CCT fellowship - ATLS provider
• Post graduate thesis
• ATLS instructor

Clinical experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Completed Fellowship post in Trauma surgery including pelvic trauma (Minimum 6 months)
• Primary Interest in Trauma surgery
• Ability to offer expert opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective in Pelvic surgery
• Further experience in Trauma surgery
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
• Understanding of the clinical governance network
• Evidence of audit
• Proven track record and management experience

Teaching experience

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Experience of teaching medical students
• Experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent and above
• Teaching Qualification

Research

• Evidence of involvement in research projects
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

Personal attritbues

• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.