Locum Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics

The post has been created to support delivery of the paediatric trauma and elective workload, including activity related to the Major Trauma Centre (MTC). The service is seeking to appoint a locum Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon with experience across the breadth of paediatric orthopaedics, to complement the existing team and meet increasing clinical demand. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervision of trainees, and multidisciplinary service development within the orthopaedic department.

Main duties of the job include:

• Joining the 1 : 12 consultant of the week rota on the SMH site and associated on call rota.
• Participating in the Major Trauma ward consultant of the week.
• Providing high-quality clinical care within the Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery service, supporting both elective and trauma activity.
• Delivering outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, multidisciplinary team input, and trauma care, including support to the Major Trauma Centre.
• Contributing to training and education of medical students, junior doctors, and allied health professionals.

At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Key Result Areas, Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality care to patients in Orthopaedics, Trauma and Major Trauma Surgery.
• Maintain GMC specialist registration.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views.
• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director / Head of Service.
• Act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director / Head of Specialty.
• Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio.
• Attend and participate at Trust Grand Rounds, lectures and courses for trainees in other surgical specialties within the trust.
• Participate in sector wide post-graduate Orthopaedic surgery teaching.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Full GMC Registration, Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR (CP).
• Language: Candidates must be able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
• Teaching & Training: Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level.
• Management skills: Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, and manage performance of colleagues.
• Clinical Skills and ability: Paediatric fellowship.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Commitment to engage with regular appraisal and revalidation.
• Academic achievements / research / publications: Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level.
• Clinical Governance: Interest in teaching and training and education.

If you have problems applying, contact Address: 1st Floor Education Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, W6 8RF Telephone: 07789 171 622.