A 12-month fixed-term consultant post in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Lincoln County Hospital, with a special interest in lower limb revision surgery, for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The work covers the general trauma and orthopaedic service alongside colleagues, a lower limb service, elective clinics, emergency on-call and teaching. It is a full-time replacement post on the new consultant contract, with a basic commitment of 10 PAs and a 1-in-14 on-call rota. Full GMC registration is required, and a CCT is preferred.
What the job involves
- Provide the general trauma and orthopaedic service alongside colleagues
- Provide a sub-specialty lower limb orthopaedic service that complements the other consultants and the department's strategic direction
- Cover elective orthopaedic clinics at Lincoln County Hospital
- Take part in the consultant on-call rota for emergencies and provide prospective emergency cover for colleagues
- Carry out teaching, including postgraduate medical education and teaching junior doctors
- Contribute to the education of nursing staff, Advanced Care Practitioners, GPs and other clinical professionals
- Take responsibility for patients in their care
- Take part in departmental, regional and national audit programmes, including the monthly designated audit programme
- Be involved in research where appropriate
- Take part in managing the trauma and orthopaedic service, supporting team working, particularly in trauma management
What’s required
Qualifications
- FRCS (Orth) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ATLS Provider status
- Two fellowships in lower limb arthroplasty
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR(CP), with proposed date within 6 months of interview
Experience
- Extensive experience in all aspects of trauma orthopaedics and lower limb surgery
- Experience in revision hip surgery
- Evidence of teaching medical students or junior doctors, and organising teaching programmes, with ability to teach trainees
Skills & knowledge
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
Other
- Research publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Interest in research and audit, with experience of audit and quality improvement
- Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities locally, regionally or nationally, and enthusiasm to help develop orthopaedic services
- Commitment to maintaining own education to the minimum standard set by the Royal College of Surgeons
Nice to have
- Experience in day case arthroplasty
- Higher research degree (MD, MS, MSc or PhD)
- Involvement in multicentre trials
- Quality improvement in lower limb arthroplasty
- Experience of service development
- Experience of providing FRCS teaching
What’s offered
- NHS pension with employer contributions
- Annual leave from 27 days, rising to 33 after 10 years, plus eight bank holidays (for Agenda for Change staff)
- Flexible working and career breaks, including reduced hours, term-time working, job sharing and unpaid leave
- Basic relocation package, which may be offered under the Trust's policy
- Bank working at enhanced rates, paid weekly
- Family support, including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County and Pilgrim hospitals, and maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Health, wellbeing, learning and development support, including counselling, physiotherapy, Lincolnshire Talent Academy and medical education
- Discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and staff recognition awards
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Contact Details:
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