Consultant Orthopaedic - Complex Upper Limb Surgeon

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff restaurants

On-site staff accommodation

Nurseries on site

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a full-time Complex Upper Limb (Shoulder/Elbow/Wrist/Hand) & Trauma Surgery Consultant. The post is based across Hastings and Eastbourne, initially locum with a view to conversion to a substantive role.

The role supports elective and trauma patients, with opportunities for teaching, CME, governance, audits and on-call duties within a busy Orthopaedic department.

Qualifications

• Teaching junior staff and medical students.
• Active participation in continuing CME activities.
• Engagement in clinical governance and audit activities.
• Ability to lead and coordinate trauma/orthopaedic teams.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Share day-to-day management of trauma & orthopaedic patients with colleagues.
• Lead and participate in the trauma unit's MDT meetings and rounds.
• Attend weekly timetables, including on-call nights and weekends.
• Record findings, optimise patients prior to surgery and maintain care post‑op.
• Participate in education and training for junior staff and students.

Skills

Teaching

CME participation

Audit

Clinical governance

Leadership

Job description

Applications are invited for this full time Complex Upper Limb (Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist / Hand) & Trauma Surgery Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, on a 10-11PA basis. This post is to join the existing Consultant Orthopaedic team based across two DGH sites at Hastings and Eastbourne. This post is initially on a locum basis, with a view to conversion to a substantive role. The East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) provides a comprehensive service in orthopaedic specialties for the surrounding districts of Hastings and Eastbourne. The post is required to support the surgical needs of the elective and trauma patients and supporting/lead the multidisciplinary team based on the trauma wards to enhance the quality and recovery of patients following trauma episodes. The Eastbourne and Hastings Hospitals have an integrated Trust for the past 13 years. In line with reconfiguration of our service, orthopaedic trauma has been centralised on the Hastings site with elective surgery continuing both sites. The orthopaedic department has long standing links with both GKT Medical School in London and Brighton Medical School and we receive regular medical students within the Orthopaedic department from both institutions.,

• Maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of patients on the trauma, elective, outpatient units and other clinical areas, as required.
• To share with colleagues' responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trauma & Orthopaedic patients within our unit, in line with national and local clinical guidelines.
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and Allied Health Professional
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trusts matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To attend meetings as appropriate.
• Fulfil duties of weekly timetables, including out of hours and weekend duties in-line with the Consultant of the Week (7 days) and on call night rota.
• The post holder will be expected to record their findings and investigate appropriately, optimising their patients prior to their orthopaedic surgery or other treatment and maintain the patients' surgical care during their inpatient episodes.
• The post holder will be required to attend the 8am daily Trauma meeting when on duty and may be required to present patients as needed.
• The post offers excellent experience in all aspect of Trauma & Orthopaedic care.
  A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
• Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.