Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our dynamic service within Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS. It was created on 1 April 2012 by bringing together three trusts: Barts and The London NHS Trust, Newham University Hospital NHS Trust and Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust. The new trust has a turnover of approximately £1.1 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.

Together our hospitals - The Royal London in Whitechapel, Newham University Hospital (NUH) in Plaistow, St Bartholomew's (Barts) in the City and Whipps Cross in Leytonstone - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of east London and further afield.

Main duties of the job

The ST3+ equivalent posts involve being responsible for the care of patients in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department across Barts Health. The successful applicant will contribute to the Trauma & Orthopaedics combined rota at The Royal London and Newham University Hospital including the Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre (BHOC). This will provide experience in adult and paediatric major trauma care, as well as a full breadth of elective services.

There are 32 registrars on the middle grade tier, sub-divided into junior and senior tiers based on experience, skillset and obtaining the FRCS (Tr&Orth). General duties include

being on-call as a key provider of the emergency T&O service, working with the on-call juniors in supporting the assessment, management and treatment of patients presenting with acute orthopaedic problems. There are numerous daily trauma theatres at the Royal London Hospital, as well as Elective lists at the Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre, providing ample opportunity to increase surgical experience. Registrars will also participate in general fracture clinics and a range of sub-specialty clinics in elective orthopaedics.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General Duties

1. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in the trauma and orthopaedic

service, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

2. Liaison and communication with the Lead Clinician for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery and the General Manager and Clinical Director for the Surgery Clinical Academic Group.

3. Development of his/her own interests within the specialty complementary to the existing subspecialties of the orthopaedic consultants, including active participation in research programmes.

4. Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of medical students.

Duties of the Post

1. To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient trauma and orthopaedic surgical service.

2. To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients and to work flexibly to the prescribed rota to support the service, including inpatient and outpatient duties.

3. To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the NHS Plan, Your Guide to the NHS, and purchaser agreements.

4. To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the Lead Clinicians for Orthopaedics and Trauma, General Manager and Clinical Director.

5. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

6. The duties outlined are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with needs of the service requiring the post holder to be cooperative and flexible.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration with a License to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS

Desirable criteria

• ATLS
• CCrisp
• BSS

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous Orthopaedic experience in both elective and trauma services in the NHS

Desirable criteria

• Previous registrar level experience in trauma and orthopaedics

Management Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement

Desirable criteria

• Management training course
• Knowledge of NHS finances / budgets

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm, and ability to teach and train
• Effective teaching and presentation skills

Desirable criteria

• Formal teaching qualification r.g PgCert / Train the Trainers

Research

Essential criteria

• Engagement in research Peer Reviewed Publication

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD)

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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