Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially foot & ankle. Ideally we will be looking for a surgeon to support the diabetic foot service as a part of their elective practice. To start as soon as possible
These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.
The new appointee will:
1. Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
2. Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
3. Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
4. Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
5. Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
6. Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
7. Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
8. Have a specialist interest in Foot & ankle.
9. Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.
DUTIES OF THE POST AND JOB PLAN REVIEW
The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.
The post holder may be involved in the department’s training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors
Person specification
Otherr
Essential criteria
10. •ALS and ATLS. •Able to speak English as necessary for the role.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
11. Full GMC registration
Additional postgraduate qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Success in inter-collegiate specialty examination or overseas equivalent
13. MD or PhD (Score 1 in progress - 3 submitted - 5 awarded)
Clinical training and experience
Essential criteria
14. Particular expertise and experience in Foot & ankle surgery, diabetic foot services and trauma work.
15. Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in both emergency and elective aspects of Orthopaedic Surgery
16. Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
17. To have undertaken a fellowship and/or specialist year 5/6 training in lower limb arthroplasty surgery
Management and administration training and experience
Essential criteria
18. Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialty service
19. Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
20. Ability to manage and lead an Orthopaedic Surgical Firm
21. Ability to manage and lead a sub-specialist team in Orthopaedic or Trauma Directorate when appropriate.
Teaching experience
Essential criteria
22. Ability to teach and communicate clinical and operative skills
23. To supervise Junior and Middle Grade staff postgraduate learning programmes
24. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
25. Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research and audit experience
Essential criteria
26. Evidence of Audit Management
27. First name publications in refereed journals
28. Evidence of audits completed
29. Research in progress
30. Evidence of the ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems