Specialty Doctor T&O

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Worcester is seeking an enthusiastic Speciality Doctor to join a dynamic team. This role involves providing clinical services, participating in on-call duties, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality patient care. Ideal candidates will have clinical training equivalent to ST1 in Trauma & Orthopaedics, full GMC registration, and a commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at ST1 level in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise.
• Diplomatic and tactful in dealing with patients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive trauma and elective services.
• Participate in on-call cover and emergency services.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure patient care.

Skills

Clinical training and experience

Ability to offer clinical opinion

Teamwork

Effective communication

Teaching experience

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

ATLS Certification or equivalent

MRCS or equivalent

Job description

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We are looking for an enthusiastic Speciality Doctor who will provide appropriate clinical service within the speciality. Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, collaborating with a variety of colleagues within the trust and primary care settings within the trust, and primary care settings to provide high quality care to our patients.

The successful applicant will join a County wide team of 20 Consultants, 4 Associate Specialists, 8 Speciality doctors and Speciality trainees with ambitious and exciting plans to increase and expand the Trauma & Orthopaedic Service. The team also consists of support from Allied Health Professionals, Compassionate and Caring Nurses both on the dedicated Wards and Outpatients, there hasnt been more of an exciting time to join us here at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust. The post currently includes on call duties on the WRH site.

Main duties of the job

The speciality doctor post will be joining a team of 8 middle grades on the Worcester Royal site who provide a comprehensive Trauma and Elective service to the county of Worcestershire.

The post holder will provide a 1:16 on call cover and is essential to the day to day care and treatment for our patients.

The Services that are covered by Specialty Doctors are:

• On call
• Trauma & Elective theatres
• Ambulatory Trauma Theatres
• Trauma & Elective clinics

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Medical Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide an appropriate clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc. and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.
• To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at ST1 level in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Ability to offer clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
• Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Knowledge of subspecialties where specified.
• Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Knowledge of subspecialties where specified.
• Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
• Experience of medical teaching

Desirable

• Experience of General Trauma to include (DHS, cemented hemiarthroplasty, fracture fixation, IM nailing, Non-surgical fracture management).
• Experience of examining medical Undergraduates.

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment.
• MB ChB or equivalent.
• ATLS Certification or equivalent.
• MRCS or equivalent.

Desirable

• ALS Certification.
• Postgraduate qualification.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Diplomatic and tactful.
• Flexible approach to work duties.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Ability to organise and manage workload priorities.

Desirable

• Interest in research in medical education.

Other requirements

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties.

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