Orthopaedic Locum Consultant in Spinal Surgery
Applications are invited for a fellowship-trained fixed-term 12 month full-time Locum Consultant post in Trauma & Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery. The successful candidate will have a major interest in Spinal surgery with fellowship training in complex deformity and spinal trauma. The post arises due to increasing volumes of complex spine conditions being treated at The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
All future senior medical and dental appointments will be expected to work in collaboration across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and job plan, be willing to work on more than one hospital site, dependent on service needs. Service location may change as our future models of care are developed by our clinically led networks through our acute clinical strategy. Some of the clinical procedures or services the appointee will be expected to deliver may be based at sites other than their primary site of employment.
Main duties of the job
The appointee would be joining the Norwich Spinal Unit, within the Orthopaedic Department, and would be expected to participate in a tertiary spinal on-call service covering spoke hospitals on a Category A 1 in 6 basis, with no additional commitment to the general orthopaedic trauma on-call. There will be a commitment to sessions at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn (QEHKL) and potentially the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) in Great Yarmouth in a hub and spoke model. Whilst it is anticipated that lists at both QEHKL and JPUH will be for day-case patients, there are named consultants in both hospitals who provide part time cover for any patients requiring admission & patients requiring further interventions emergently are transferred to NNUH.
All consultants in T&O at NNUH share office space, junior doctor & secretarial support & the successful candidate will be expected to do so on an equitable basis.
All consultants, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.
The appointee will be a member of the Consultant Staff Committee and be expected to serve on this committee.
Job responsibilities
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Qualifications
* An appropriate higher orthopaedic surgical qualification: FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent including FRCS (SN).
* Full GMC registration
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR(CP) date must be within 6 months of interview. CESR or European Community Rights.
* General orthopaedic or neurosurgical training including spinal training
* Fellowship level training in Spinal Surgery, Deformity Surgery and Spinal Trauma
* Current ATLS certification
* Compliant with Trust Child Safeguarding training requirements (within 1 month of appointment)
* Appropriate (spinal) Higher Degree (eg MD/PhD)
* Evidenced commitment to career in spinal surgery
* Completion of spinal research projects
* Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Presentation(s) at National/International meetings in spinal surgery
* Publication(s) in peer reviewed journals in spinal surgery
Experience
* Considerable experience in operative spinal surgery & spinal trauma (logbook)
* Evidence supporting experience of anterior/lateral approach spinal surgery (logbook).
* Post CCT complex Spinal experience (logbook)
Training
* Training the Trainers / Teaching the Teachers Course.
* Keen interest in teaching at all levels of trainees both locally and nationally including FRCS (Tr & Orth) courses
* Formal Teaching / Training Qualifications
* Evidence of successful supervision of students undertaking research at degree level
Audit Governance
* Evidence supporting significant participation in Clinical Audit including evidence of successful completion of the "audit loop"
* Spinal Audits
Circumstances
* Flexible outlook on working hours.
* Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
* Full Driving License, willingness to travel as part of post
Communications and Language Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues and support staff.
* Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata
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