Trust Doctor Trauma & Orthopaedics (FY2 Equivalent)

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Trust Doctor (FY2 equivalent) to support Trauma and Orthopaedics. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to further develop their skills and education in orthopaedic management . With further opportunity to support General Surgery.

Main duties of the job

The doctor will be based either in Trauma and Orthopaedics, spending shifts in blocks in one or other specialty. They will be responsible for seeing and assessing the acute referrals into that service, and initiating management plans. There will always be a registrar and consultant in each service on call (weekdays always available, at weekends may be in theatre but readily contactable).

The shifts when not assigned to carry the on call bleep the doctor will be expected to provide support to the FY1 doctors on the ward and attend the post-take ward round. They will then be timetabled to either attend clinic or theatre or undertaking quality improvement projects thus increasing the educational opportunities available to them. We are hoping to develop these posts in the next twelve months to deliver additional experience in General Surgery as well. This will therefore enable those in posts to gain more experience that will help further develop skills and experience to further their career.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.