Job Summary
Applications are invited for a fellowship‑trained Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. This is a full‑time Consultant appointment, forming a team of 2 full‑time and 1 part‑time Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultants in the Norwich Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit. While this consultant post is primarily based at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals, the appointee will have regular fixed commitments at either the James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth or Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn.
All applicants are welcomed regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. People with disabilities are offered interview consideration if they meet the minimum criteria. The Trust offers job share and flexible working.
All future senior medical appointments are expected to work collaboratively across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and plan, be willing to work on more than one hospital site, with service locations potentially changing as models of care develop.
Main Duties
The Norwich Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit is well established, with the new appointee joining a team of two full‑time and one part‑time Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons, supported by two extended‑scope paediatric physiotherapists and two paediatric orthopaedic nurse specialists.
Fortnightly MDT meetings include specialist paediatric radiologists and a Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist. The unit also contains five spinal surgeons who manage paediatric spinal deformities.
Weekly DDH and CTEV clinics are run jointly by the Consultants and the Extended Scope Physiotherapists. ESPs also deliver normal variant clinics, and specialist clinics exist for Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Skeletal Dysplasias.
Specialist paediatric anaesthetists provide a 24/7 rota. The ward‑based HDU service enables complex surgery at the hub hospital without age restriction.
The successful candidate will join the team at NNUH to provide a high level of paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic care, both elective and emergency, at the hub hospital.
About Us
Join Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital – one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, serving around one million people. We are a teaching and research hospital, home to state‑of‑the‑art facilities and a collaborative workforce of over 10,000 staff. We work closely with the University of East Anglia and host over 90 countries of staff.
Benefits include:
* Flexible working hours
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi‑faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream – access up to 40 % of pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride to NNUH Colney Lane
* Free 24‑hour confidential counselling support
* On‑site nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
* On‑site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
* Support in career development
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary sacrifice schemes, including lease cars, Cycle to Work and home electronics
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register with accreditation in Trauma & Orthopaedics via CCT (within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
* FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) or equivalent
* Minimum one year international/national fellowship training in Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery (completed prior to commencement)
* Compliance with Trust Level 3 Child Safeguarding training requirements (within 1 month of appointment)
Desirable Qualifications
* Higher degree (MD/PhD)
* Experience in paediatric orthopaedic management of cerebral palsy, clubfoot and foot disorders
Aptitudes
* Good communicator
* Capable of working in a multi‑disciplinary team
* Prepared to work in shared office space
* Enthusiastic about service development and teaching
* Demonstrates commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Experience
* Equivalence evidence for nationals from other European countries or overseas to the 8‑year NHS surgical training period for the specialty
* Logbook evidence of recent operative paediatric orthopaedics experience, including management of osteoarticular infections and fractures in children
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit, including successful completion of the audit loop
Desirable Experience
* Paediatric orthopaedic presentations at national/international meetings
* Paediatric orthopaedic publications in peer‑reviewed journals
* Audit publications or presentations
Interests
* Commitment to developing the Norwich Paediatric Orthopaedic unit with a suitable special interest
Desirable Interests
* Evidence of quality improvement project in paediatric orthopaedics
* Evidence of NIHR funded research
* Evidence of completed IRAS project
Circumstances
* Flexible outlook on working hours
* Ability to travel across multiple sites, even where public transport may be unavailable
Training
* Enthusiastic attitude to training at all levels
* Engagement with ISCP
* Attendance of teaching/trainer courses
Desirable Training
* Experience organising national courses
* Formal teaching/educational qualifications e.g., PGCert Medical Education
Communications & Language Skills
* Effective communication with clinical colleagues and support staff
* Good knowledge of spoken and written English
* Ability to present effectively to an audience and respond to queries
* Good presentation skills
Desirable Communications Skills
* Flexible outlook on working practices
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary to submit a DBS check to verify any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers requiring skilled worker sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must hold current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
NNUH, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY
Employer Website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/
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