Consultant Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire are appointing a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to join our well-established Paediatric Orthopaedic team consisting of consultant colleagues, resident doctor trainees and advanced care practitioners. The successful applicant should hold accreditation in FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of obtaining CCT. Applicants should have established skills in Trauma and Orthopaedics and specific experience in Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery, having undertaken at least one year of Paediatric Orthopaedic fellowship. Excellent communication and team working skills, in addition to a strong commitment to teaching, research and service development are essential.

The successful applicant will be expected to work cohesively with managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues the medical contribution to management.

Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust; as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires. In particular, your attention is drawn to the fact that the post advertised may include routine evening and weekend working as part of the working arrangements for the new hospital the details of which are currently under discussion. The specific scheduling of such activities would be subject to mutual agreement and may be agreed at a later date in the future.

About us: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The post holder will participate in the consultant-led paediatric trauma service to maintain high quality trauma care with consultant involvement in early operative work and fracture clinic supervision. They will be involved in the comprehensive paediatric elective service. As well as general paediatric elective work, the successful applicant will be expected to take on a sub-specialist role sharing the management of the developmental dysplasia of the hip and clubfoot service in order to complement the interests and sub-specialities of the current post holders. Experience within other specific areas of paediatric orthopaedics is desirable but not essential, for example, limb reconstruction, pelvic and hip surgery, or foot & ankle surgery.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Essential: Meets all Essential
• Desirable: Meets all Desirable

• Experience
• Essential: Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in relevant specialty
• Specialist interest in DDH / clubfoot management
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of both emergency and elective paediatric orthopaedic surgery
• Ability to take part in the on-call rota for paediatric orthopaedic trauma
• Fellowship-level paediatric orthopaedic specialist training
• Ability to offer an elective service which integrates with that of the department

• Knowledge & Skills
• Essential: Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education and current clinical and medical best practice
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
• Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
• Ability to work cohesively with managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, waiting times/lists
• Ability to manage and lead clinical team
• Competent in basic information technology
• Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
• Understanding of the concepts of management

• Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
• Essential: Demonstrates commitment to values and behaviours consistently.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.