Locum Consultant in Paediatric Orthopaedics

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; Sur place; GBP 82 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a 12-month locum consultant in paediatric orthopaedics to deliver elective and secondary-tertiary care for children across Oxfordshire and Thames Valley. The role includes teaching trainees and linking with other paediatric services.

The post requires GMC registration and a CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery, with fellowship experience and leadership in a teaching hospital setting. Possibility of move to a substantive role exists.

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent.
• FRCS (T&O) or equivalent.
• CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-quality secondary and tertiary paediatric orthopaedic care to children and adolescents across Oxfordshire, Thames Valley and neighbouring counties.
• Support the multidisciplinary team and take part in its meetings.
• Support and develop clinical collaboration with other paediatric services in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, especially where it affects paediatric orthopaedic provision.
• Help develop the service to support colleagues in regional hospitals across Thames Valley.
• Develop paediatric orthopaedic training with locally and nationally appointed trainees.
• Provide orthopaedic teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
• Comply with RCPCH and national GIRFT recommendations for paediatric orthopaedics and RCS standards for acute and specialty services for children.

Connaissances

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical governance

Clinical audit

GCP training

Formation

MB ChB or equivalent

FRCS (T&O) or equivalent

CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery

Description du poste

This is a 12-month locum consultant post in the paediatric orthopaedics service at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a possible move to a substantive role later. The post-holder would deliver elective and secondary-tertiary paediatric orthopaedic care for children across Oxfordshire, Thames Valley and neighbouring counties, within a multidisciplinary team. Duties include teaching trainees, building links with other paediatric services and meeting national GIRFT and RCPCH standards. Applicants need full GMC registration and a CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery, plus paediatric orthopaedic fellowship experience.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality secondary and tertiary paediatric orthopaedic care to children and adolescents across Oxfordshire, Thames Valley and neighbouring counties
• Support the multidisciplinary team and take part in its meetings
• Support and develop clinical collaboration with other paediatric services in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, especially where it affects paediatric orthopaedic provision
• Help develop the service to support colleagues in regional hospitals across Thames Valley
• Develop paediatric orthopaedic training with locally and nationally appointed trainees
• Provide orthopaedic teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Comply with RCPCH and national GIRFT recommendations for paediatric orthopaedics and RCS standards for acute and specialty services for children

What’s required

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
• CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise

Experience

• Comprehensive training in paediatric orthopaedic surgery and fellowship experience (or equivalent) as a paediatric orthopaedic fellow in a major unit
• Formal and informal contributions to teaching and training

Skills & knowledge

• Good leadership skills, with evidence of leading a clinical team at consultant level in a teaching hospital
• Effective administrative and time management skills, with training in clinical management
• Evidence of consultant-level decision-making and managing complex clinical problems
• Good written English, highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, and a good team player
• Evidence of sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit
• Participation in clinical research GCP training or equivalent

Checks & eligibility

• Level 3 children's safeguarding training