Locum Specialist Grade in Trauma and Orthopaedics
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and progressive specialist to join our dynamic Trauma and Orthopaedics team. This exciting secondment position offers the opportunity to work across three key sites: City Health Campus, Midland Metropolitan Hospital, and Sandwell Health Campus, including participation in the on-call rota.
This six-month secondment is available to start as soon as possible and is ideally suited for senior trainees or middle-grade doctors seeking to take on additional responsibilities in a consultant-level role.
We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care, committed to clinical excellence, and eager to contribute to the continued development of our orthopaedic services.
Main duties of the job
This post is intended to be step up post for a senior middle grade who is competent in delivery of care to a trauma patient. It is intended to relieve the consultant doing week of trauma theatres, on occasions, to help deliver elective activity and meet production plan for the departmentThe appointee should be able to work flexible during the week and some weekends to be able to provide this service.
The appointee will be expected to cover the second trauma theatre at MMUH at least twice a week and will have one clinic alternative week for the follow up for the operated cases. They may also be asked to cover the ambulatory trauma cases at STC.
The successful applicant will primarily be responsible for delivering high-quality trauma care but will also be expected to support and enhance the subspecialty surgical interests of the existing consultant team. In addition, the postholder will contribute to the ongoing development of the Black Country Alliance services in collaboration with Russell's Hall Hospital (Dudley) and Manor Hospital (Walsall), working towards a more integrated regional service model.
A commitment to the general orthopaedic on-call rota may be required as part of this post, currently operating on a 1-in-12 basis with a split between weekday and weekend duties.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in October 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job responsibilities
The Trauma and Orthopaedics Department at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust provides comprehensive care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Services encompass the treatment of injuries to bones and joints, including hips, knees, feet, ankles, shoulders, elbows, and hands. The department also manages soft tissue injuries involving ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.Clinical Services
Trauma Care: The department offers 24/7 trauma services across its sites, managing complex upper and lower limb injuries.Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: A broad range of elective procedures is performed, including joint replacements and reconstructive surgeries.Subspecialties: The department supports various subspecialties, such as foot and ankle surgery, ensuring comprehensive patient care.Collaborative Initiatives As part of the Black Country Alliance, the Trust collaborates with Russell's Hall Hospital in Dudley and Manor Hospital in Walsall to develop integrated regional services. This partnership aims to enhance service delivery and provide patients with seamless access to specialized care.
Why Join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Team? Diverse Clinical Exposure: Work across multiple sites, gaining experience in both trauma and elective orthopaedic procedures. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. Professional Development: Access to educational resources, research opportunities, and potential involvement in regional service development through the Black Country Alliance. State-of-the-Art Facilities: Utilize modern medical equipment and facilities, particularly at the newly opened MMUH.
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
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Person Specification
Qualifications:
* Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)
* FRCS (orth)
Clinical Experience:
* Significant medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor or equivalent
* Ability to independently delivery care to trauma patients
Professional values and behaviours, skills and knowledge
* Practises with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists).
* Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope.
* Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment.
* Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner. (All senior doctors/dentists (including consultants and GPs) work independently/ autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed within local clinical governance frameworks).
* Critically reflects on own competence, understands own limits, and seeks help when required
* Communicates effectively and is able to share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management
* Respects patients' dignity, ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult or where barriers exist, e.g. using interpreters and making adjustments for patients with communication difficulties
* Demonstrates key generic clinical skills around the areas of consent, ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely
* Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression
* Awareness of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; equality and diversity
* Applies basic principles of public health, including population health, promoting health and wellbeing, work, nutrition, exercise, vaccination and illness prevention, as relevant to their specialty
Leadership and teamworking
* Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others
* Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others
* Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams - promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and interprofessional team working
* Critically reflects on decision-making processes and explains those decisions to others in an honest and transparent way
* Critically appraises performance of self, colleagues or peers and systems to enhance performance and support development
* Demonstrates ability to challenge others, escalating concerns when necessary
* Develops practice in response to changing population health need, engaging in horizon scanning for future developments
Patient safety and quality improvement
* Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary
* Applies basic human factors principles and practice at individual, team, organisation and system levels
* Collaborates with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals
* Advocates for, and contributes to, organisational learning
* Seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in safety and quality service improvements reviews
* Leads new practice and service redesign in response to feedback, evaluation and need, promoting best practice
* Evaluates and audits own and others' clinical practice and acts on the findings
* Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities
* Implements quality improvement methods and repeats quality improvement cycles to refine practice, designing projects and evaluating their impact
* Critically appraises and synthesises the outcomes of audit, inquiries, critical incidents or complaints and implements appropriate changes
* Engages with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement robust governance systems and systematic documentation processes
* Recognises and takes responsibility for safeguarding children, young people and adults, using appropriate systems for identifying, sharing information, recording and raising concerns, obtaining advice and taking action
* legislation, including disability discrimination requirements, in the context of patient care
Education and training
* Critically assesses own learning needs and ensures a personal development plan reflects both clinical practice and the relevant generic capabilities to lead and develop services
* Promotes and participates in individual and team learning, supporting the educational needs of individuals and teams for uni-professional, multidisciplinary and interprofessional learning
* Identifies and creates safe and supportive working and learning environments
* Can act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach or mentor for medical and non-medical practitioners
* Creates effective learning opportunities and provides developmental feedback, both verbally and in writing, to learners and doctors/dentists in training, as required by the role
* Plans and provides effective teaching and training activities as required by the role
* Understands how to raise concerns about the behaviour or performance of any learner who is under their clinical supervision (leadership)
* Formal training in teaching
Research and scholarship
* Up-to-date with current research and best practice in the individual's specific area of practice, through appropriate continuing professional development activities and their own independent study and reflection
* Critically appraises and understands the relevance of the literature, conducting literature searches and reviews; disseminates best practice including from quality improvement projects
* Locates and uses clinical guidelines appropriately
* Communicates and interprets research evidence in a meaningful way for patients to support shared decision-making
* Works towards identifying the need for further research to strengthen the evidence base or where there are gaps in knowledge, networking with teams within and outside the organisation
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
* Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
Clinical Effectiveness
* Experience of conducting clinical audit
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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