Consultant Orthopaedic - Complex Upper Limb Surgeon

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a permanent post for a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Department of Orthopaedics in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The post-holder will be part of the development of a multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the speciality.

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the specialty of Trauma and Orthopaedics. The unit is internationally and nationally recognised. Professor Briggs' Getting Right First-Time programme has been established in our department. We have recently hosted two large Acute/Foundation Trusts' Trauma & Orthopaedic teams on the recommendation of Professor Briggs to work closely with us to develop and improve their pathways of care

As a teaching hospital we support the Trainees for the Southeast Thames rotation, incorporating the 'firm' approach to services, with Specialist Registrars working specifically with one or two consultants, but all medical personnel support the service when the patient flow demands. We are fortunate to receive Core Trainees, Foundation year I and II trainees and have established junior medical trust doctors. The Trauma & Orthopaedic department have self-contained specific outpatient services, with highly trained Orthopaedic Practitioners in purpose build casting departments. There is a team of Orthopaedic Care Practitioners who support the Consultant body and are involved in service provision. Inpatient trauma services are centralised to the Conquest site with Elective inpatient beds/wards on both acute sites. The post holder, with support, will continue to develop the role of Orthopaedic surgery in the Trust and STP wide.

Our Trauma Services at Conquest are also supported by two Ortho-geriatric Consultants, a junior medical Ortho-geriatric doctor, the orthopaedic junior doctors and foundation doctors.

The appointee should have a special interest in Complex Upper Limb (Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist / Hand) & Trauma Surgery

The appointee will be required to work cross-site between the District General Hospital, Eastbourne and the Conquest Hospital, Hastings as well as at alternative satellite services within our identified CCGs. If required to travel cross site on the same day, appropriate travel time will be incorporated including mileage claim.

The Orthopaedic Department at East Sussex Healthcare is a busy department, which is friendly and supportive. We treat in excess of 600 hip fracture patients per year. We perform 4 all day elective operating lists per day, 1 all day trauma operating list and day surgery services.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or ESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview CESR or European Community Rights An appropriate higher Orthopaedic surgical qualification
• Full Registration with GMC with a license to practice

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience in all aspects of Orthopaedics

Desirable criteria

• Experience/participation in the NHFD framework and pathways
• ALS/ATLS Certification

Administration & Management

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in staff management
• Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal

Desirable criteria

• Management course and/or qualifications

Audit,Research and Publications

Essential criteria

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Understanding of the role of research

Desirable criteria

• Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project

Personal skills & attributes

Essential criteria

• Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.

Desirable criteria

• Good presentation skills
• Demonstration of initiated projects
• Specific attributes for post

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

Desirable criteria

• Educational qualification

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges