At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
This is a full time post with on call commitment. It is a fixed term post for a period of 12 months initially however there is potential for this post to become permanent by mutual agreement.
The post is aimed at a surgeon who has completed their Orthopaedic training and has gained or is looking to complete the FRCS(Orth.).
There will be sessions at both the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in the T&O department, gaining experience from working with multiple consultants of various subspecialties including upper limb, lower limb, paediatrics and foot and ankle.
There will be an opportunity to practice independently based on competency levels. The post holder will attend both elective orthopaedic and fracture clinics and operate on elective and trauma patients.
Working for our organisation
The department provides a general Orthopaedic and acute trauma service to the population of East Lancashire.
Trauma services for the local population are provided on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site. Elective surgery is provided on the Burnley General Teaching Hospital site.
Outpatient clinics are based at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. Peripheral Orthopaedic clinics are held in Rossendale, Pendle, Clitheroe and Accrington.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. Undertake clinical activities as required by the specialty need.
4. To work in close cooperation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients.
5. To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities.
6. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
7. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
* MRCS or equivalent accreditation
Desirable criteria
* FRCS
* Evidence of recent publications/research
TRAINING
Essential criteria
* Recognised professional training
Desirable criteria
* ATLS
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
* Full Registration with GMC and license to practice
* Orthopaedic Surgery Experience
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrated teaching to junior staff and non-medical staff
Specific Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to integrate within the Orthopaedic Unit
* Able to communicate with and motivate colleagues, medical and non-medical
* Evidence of being a good communicator
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of attendance on managerial course(s), including financial management
* Demonstrated involvement in management and administration
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates professionalism in attitude and application
* Good Team worker
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of ability to lead and motivate a team
Circumstances
Essential criteria
* Access to private transport
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job description (PDF, 440.4KB)
* Person specification (PDF, 40.5KB)
* Privacy Notice (PDF, 305.1KB)
* Benefits of working at ELHT (PDF, 1.2MB)
* Additional Candidate information 2024 (PDF, 408.6KB)
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