Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Oxford is seeking a Consultant in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery to join a thriving team and deliver high-quality services. The role involves collaboration in the multidisciplinary team and contributing to clinical training. Candidates must possess full GMC registration and have extensive experience in paediatric surgery. This position offers a competitive salary and involvement in service development across the region.

Qualifications

• Extensive training in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery required.
• Evidence of consultant-level decision-making skills.
• Experience managing complex clinical problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality secondary and tertiary paediatric orthopaedic service.
• Support and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Develop further paediatric training in orthopaedics.

Skills

Good leadership skills

Effective administrative and time management skills

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills

Experience in teaching and training

Education

Full GMC with licence to practice

MBChB or equivalent

FRCS (T&O) or equivalent

Job description

Overview

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Applications are invited for the above post for the Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust with additional clinical duties in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust.

This is the first advert for this substantive post. We are an established team of 4 consultants, specialist nurses and physiotherapists, a senior clinical fellow and Deanery resident doctors, and a renowned Gait Laboratory. The service provides an elective Paediatric Orthopaedic service to the Oxford region, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, and developing the service further to support colleagues in regional hospitals across Thames Valley. We are looking for a colleague who can help us towards building this service further.

Potential candidates are invited to speak with Mr Alex Lee, Clinical Director of the Children's Directorate, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ([e-mail]), Mr Andrew Wainwright, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery Oxford University Hospitals ([e-mail]), and the other consultants in the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's duties will be based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Children's Hospital Oxford. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of OUH Trust's locations and will have some regular clinical activity based at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (i.e. Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe Hospitals).

Clinical This post is to join an enthusiastic and thriving clinical service, and to further develop its regional clinical network. The position is available on a 10 PA job plan basis with 1:4 on-call commitment, (with no trauma).

Objectives of the post

To provide a high quality secondary and tertiary paediatric orthopaedic service to the children and adolescents of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley, and neighbouring counties.

To support the multidisciplinary team and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.

To support and continue to develop clinical collaboration with other paediatric services in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, especially where this may impact on paediatric orthopaedic provision.

To develop further paediatric training in orthopaedics with support of Locally and Nationally appointed trainees and provide orthopaedic teaching for other undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.

About us

Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Specialist Surgery, Children and Neonates (NOTSSCaN) SERVICES, OXFORD

The NOTSSCaN Division is responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of services within their areas in line with Trust strategies, policies and procedures and contains several Clinical Directorates, each of which contain clinical service units covering specific areas of services.

The Directorates are led by Clinical Directors and supported by Operational Service Managers, Matrons and other relevant experts. The Directorates host services on three hospital sites The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Horton General Hospital, Banbury.

The NOTSSCaN Division whilst mirroring the overall vision of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust aims to be a leader across the United Kingdom as a provider of a range of standard and specialised services. The Division ensures its services are responsive and patient centred, with dynamic care pathways based on the best available evidence. The Division wants to be the hospital of choice in the UK for patients, GPs and commissioners, supported by a pre-eminent academic centre with an international reputation for advances in medical care, biomedical research and clinical training, while achieving financial sustainability and long-term growth.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job plan

An indicative timetable and job plan is outlined below. The final job plan for the post will be agreed with the Clinical Director upon appointment and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually.

Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
No of PAs/day
Monday: 08:00-18:00, OUH, 1:4 Operating list + pre-op & post-op. ward round, DCC, 0.62

Tuesday: 08:00-09:00 OUH, 1 in 4 post op WR, DCC, 0.06; 09:00-12:00 NOC, 1 in 4 Clinic, DCC, 0.18

Wednesday: 0830-0930 NOC, Case review & planning, DCC, 0.25; 09:30-11:00 NOC, POAC Clinic, DCC, 0.37; 11:00-17:00 NOC, Clinic, DCC, 1.5

Thursday: Travel 1.5 hrs to/from BHT, Travel to from BHT, DCC, 0.37; 09:00-14:00 BHT, Clinic & admin BHT, DCC, 1.25

Friday: Travel 1.5 h to/from BHT, DCC, 0.19; 08:00-18:00 OUH, 2:4 OUH; 1:4 Wycombe; 1:4 Horton, Operating list - pre-op & post-op. ward round, DCC, 2.4

Saturday: 09:00-10:30 JR, 1 in4 on call w round, DCC, 0.13

Sunday: 08:00-09:00 JR, 1 in4 on call w round, DCC, 0.08

Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
4 h, Office or home, Admin and pre-op planning, DCC, 1.0

Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
6 h, Office or home, I.0 Core SPA + 0.5 SPA for defined activity to be agreed with CL and CD & reviewed, SPA, 1.5

Predictable emergency on-call work
On-call 1:4 weekends & weekdays, JR, On call duties, DCC, 0.10

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MBChB or equivalent
• FRCS (T& O) or equivalent
• Trained to level 3 safeguarding

Desirable

• Higher medical degree
• CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery

Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive training in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and fellowship experience as a paediatric orthopaedic fellow in a major unit
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Desirable

• Experience as a paediatric orthopaedic consultant

Skills

Essential

• Good leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Participation in clinical research
• GCP training or equivalent
• Ability to travel between hospitals

Desirable

• Experience of developing new services and leading the provision of these
• Management qualification.
• Education qualification
• Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications

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