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Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum + £2,162 LW |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2025 |
| Location: | London, HA7 4LP |
| Company: | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6852527/392-MS069-COSSISHAK |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking surgeon to join the Specialist Hip & Knee Unit. The successful candidate will have a particular focus on knee surgery, including soft tissue knee surgery, patellofemoral instability, knee preservation surgery and knee arthroplasty. Other areas of interest that can be tailored to suit the candidate. Demonstrable fellowship training in the above aspects of knee surgery is essential.
A curriculum vitae will be required with the application.
This is a full-time post (10 PAs), with on call commitments. The post-holder will agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Director once in post, but the job plan will involve elective theatre, outpatient sessions and multidisciplinary team meetings.Theappointeewill be given full support in the form of joint Consultant operating for complex cases, as well as with service development projects, quality improvement projects and appraisal.The successful candidate will be expected to fully contribute to the administrative, governance, teaching and research activities within the department.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital was founded in 1907 with the amalgamation of London’s three specialist orthopaedic hospitals into one single centre of excellence.Wecan therefore trace our history back to 1838 when the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital was founded. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust was formed in 1991 as part of the first wave of NHSTrusts. We provide a comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care, which is unique within the NHS. There are 240 in-patient beds on the main hospital site at Stanmore, meeting patients’ needs of all ages. 20,000 out-patients per annum are seen at the Stanmore site and a further 20,000 patients per annum are seen at our Bolsover Street site in CentralLondon.
The Specialist Hip & Knee Unit undertakes all aspects of hip and knee surgery. The Unit regularly receives nationwide referrals for complex problems, including complex primary and revision arthroplasty. It is a national leader on many aspects of hip and knee surgery with unparalleled experience in revision arthroplasty, massive endoprostheses, custom implants, cartilage regeneration, and has helped produce national guidelines on metal-on-metal hip replacements and prosthetic joint infection. There is a close attachment with the Institute of Orthopaedics, University College London.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description, which at the time of advert is pending Royal College of Surgeon approval.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Jan 2025
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