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Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics Foot & Ankle | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 July 2024 |
| Location: | Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6336548/214-SRG24-6336548 |
Summary
This is a2-year fixed post to cover a sabbatical.
Full time (Minimum 10 PA)Foot and AnkleTrauma and Orthopaedics Consultant Surgeonwith Special interest in Diabetic Foot Surgery, Foot and Ankle and Paediatrics
This consultant will join a team of Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultants providing trauma and elective orthopaedic services to Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Thetrauma andorthopaedic services are provided both at Kings Mill and Newark hospital. We have two Newark theatres that are dedicated to elective orthopaedics and are protected even during winter surge.
Trauma commitment includes weekly hot day activity (Virtual Fracture clinic and Trauma theatre) with 1 in 4 week day on call and 1 in 16 week end on calls . Interest in Surgical managementFoot and Ankle traumais desirable. Also should be competent with general Lower limb and paediatric trauma for emergency on calls.
Duties & responsibilities of the Post
1. provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
2. out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in Consultant on-call rota where applicable;
3. cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
4. any responsibility which relates to a special interest;
5. professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;
6. responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
7. participating in medical audit;
8. managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.
The Department provides Orthopaedic services to King’s Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital. The Trauma service is based at the Kings Mill Hospital.
The unit consists of two wards, one of these being protected for elective Orthopaedics. There is also a Day Case Unit with day case bed and overnight facility. There is a dedicated Trauma Admissions Unit on one of the trauma wards, and this enables fast tracking of selected trauma admissions such as fractured necks of femur.
We have close contacts with Physicians in the Department of Health Care of the Elderly, which enables rapid transfer of elderly patients into rehabilitation beds.
There are three dedicated Orthopaedic theatres with laminar flow at Kings Mill and one at Newark hospital. In addition one of the Day case theatre is laminar flow and for orthopaedic day case surgery. We have a full range of elective and trauma equipment.
Please see the attached job description and person specification document for a full outline of the main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024
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