Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics - Foot & Ankle
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata (Grade YM 73) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Prescot, L35 5DR |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7160878/409-7160878 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Full time - 10 sessions per week (additional 1.5 PAs)
This post is for a 12-month fixed term Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with a specialist interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery. This post offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College ofTrauma & Orthopaedics (UK or equivalent qualifications), and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
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Responsibilities for the new post will include supporting provision of emergency and elective activity. Activities will include theatre sessions (including evening operating), fracture clinics (virtual and F-F) outpatient clinics, ward rounds and associated administration and SPA time. In addition to CPD, teaching, research appraisal & assessment of trainees outside of DCCs will be expected.
The post holder will be expected to join the on-call with a commitment, of 1:12 (prospective cover) at Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals for Trauma & orthopaedic emergencies.
The post holder will be expected to support the general Trauma & orthopaedic service and will be encouraged to develop their own subspecialty.
It requires clear vision, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to lead and coordinate the team. As well as the elective and emergency work, the successful applicants will be expected to develop their subspecialty interest and complement the sub-specialty interests of the existing consultants and meeting the needs of the local health economy.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Main duties of the role:
• Provide advice on complex clinical problems based on interdisciplinary principles. He/she should provide second opinions for concerned patients at the request of consultant colleagues.
• Take an active part in continuing medical education.
• Provide clinical training for junior staff and undergraduate students and participate in the weekly postgraduate programme.
• Participate actively in audit, and will be encouraged to pursue research and education activities.
• Be encouraged to participate in Trust, Regional and National developments to facilitate modernisation of the speciality and enhance the profile and capability of the organisation for the benefit of patients and staff.
• Be encouraged to contribute to the management of the department with the objective of the continued improvement of the service.
• To liaise with the other Foot & Ankle Surgeons in respect of annual leave and study leave to ensure that there is always at least one Foot & Ankle Surgeon available to provide advice and support and to undertake relevant trauma lists.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 21st May 2025
Closing date: 1st June 2025
Shortlisting date: 4th June 2025
Proposed Interview date: 11th June 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025
Full time - 10 sessions per week (additional 1.5 PAs)
This post is for a 12-month fixed term Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with a specialist interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery. This post offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College ofTrauma & Orthopaedics (UK or equivalent qualifications), and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
I
Inter
Responsibilities for the new post will include supporting provision of emergency and elective activity. Activities will include theatre sessions (including evening operating), fracture clinics (virtual and F-F) outpatient clinics, ward rounds and associated administration and SPA time. In addition to CPD, teaching, research appraisal & assessment of trainees outside of DCCs will be expected.
The post holder will be expected to join the on-call with a commitment, of 1:12 (prospective cover) at Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals for Trauma & orthopaedic emergencies.
The post holder will be expected to support the general Trauma & orthopaedic service and will be encouraged to develop their own subspecialty.
It requires clear vision, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to lead and coordinate the team. As well as the elective and emergency work, the successful applicants will be expected to develop their subspecialty interest and complement the sub-specialty interests of the existing consultants and meeting the needs of the local health economy.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Main duties of the role:
• Provide advice on complex clinical problems based on interdisciplinary principles. He/she should provide second opinions for concerned patients at the request of consultant colleagues.
• Take an active part in continuing medical education.
• Provide clinical training for junior staff and undergraduate students and participate in the weekly postgraduate programme.
• Participate actively in audit, and will be encouraged to pursue research and education activities.
• Be encouraged to participate in Trust, Regional and National developments to facilitate modernisation of the speciality and enhance the profile and capability of the organisation for the benefit of patients and staff.
• Be encouraged to contribute to the management of the department with the objective of the continued improvement of the service.
• To liaise with the other Foot & Ankle Surgeons in respect of annual leave and study leave to ensure that there is always at least one Foot & Ankle Surgeon available to provide advice and support and to undertake relevant trauma lists.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 21st May 2025
Closing date: 1st June 2025
Shortlisting date: 4th June 2025
Proposed Interview date: 11th June 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025
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