Applications are invited for the above posts for a period of 12 months to support the Paediatric Orthopaedic services at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre for North West region. The department provides Secondary Trauma Services to the local area and Tertiary Children’s Trauma for the Greater Manchester area. Tertiary Paediatric Orthopaedic Services include those for children with neuro‑muscular problems, limb length discrepancy and congenital hip and foot problems.
Currently there are ten Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultants, twelve middle grade staff including Specialty Trainees from North West Deanery and Specialty Doctors/Clinical Fellows (including this post). There is a Specialist Nurse for patients with an external fixator and an Extended Scope Practitioner in Physiotherapy.
The main purpose of this role would be to provide a clinical service in Trauma and Orthopaedics and Spinal surgery including fracture clinics, elective clinics, trauma lists, elective lists, ward supervision and on‑call duties. You will be expected to take part in departmental audits and programmed teaching.
You should be fully registered with the General Medical Council and have significant postgraduate work experience working in an acute setting (or equivalent gained on part‑time or flexible basis), in a specialty training programme in orthopaedic surgery or as a fixed term specialty trainee in orthopaedic surgery. A post‑graduate qualification relevant to Orthopaedic Surgery is essential. The post conforms to nationally agreed terms and conditions.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Allen Stevenson Job title: Consultant Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon Email address: Robert.Stevenson@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 701 3910
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