Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedics

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave rising to 33 days

NHS Car Lease scheme & Cycle to Work

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Specialty Doctor in Orthopaedics at Scarborough and Bridlington Hospitals. The role supports on-call, trauma and elective services within a busy department.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, require full GMC registration, and participate in training, governance, and service development. The post offers a comprehensive clinical service with opportunities for professional development and NHS benefits.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients within the Trust area.
• Comply with GMC Duties of a Doctor at all times.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Follow the attached job plan and be professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• Manage clinical care of in and outpatients under your supervision.
• Participate in statutory and mandatory training and the Consultant Development Programme.

Job description

We're looking for a dynamic Specialty Doctor to join us. The team currently consists of 8 Orthopaedic surgeons providing on call, trauma and elective services at Scarborough & Bridlington Hospitals. We have a 20 bedded trauma ward on the Scarborough site, a 16 bedded elective ward, a busy outpatient department adjacent to A&E and several outreach outpatient clinics. We have an established multi-disciplinary team working alongside the surgeons, including Extended Scope Physiotherapists and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Generally we would expect you to be working between 5 and 6 clinical sessions per week, whilst on their elective weeks with 10 sessions of trauma activity (the trauma week). Staffing 8 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist, 5 Specialty Doctors, 2 Specialist training posts, 2 Core Surgical doctors, 2 FY1 Doctors. Candidates must have full GMC Registration, while a familiarity with issues of service organisation and development would be particularly advantageous. The recruitment programme for this position will take place over one day (please note that shortlisted candidates will need to be available to attend the Trust on all of the required dates., The principle duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients within the trust area.

• To, at all times, comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your clinical director.
• To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of any Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's Corporate Induction.
• To participate in the Trust's statutory and mandatory training programme.
• To fully participate in the Consultant Peer Support Scheme and ensure personal attendance, when invited, at the Consultant Development Programme during your first year in post.
• To be responsible for the clinical management of in and outpatients under your care.
  We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.