Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Job Overview
The successful candidate will join the well-integrated team at Newcastle Hospitals, providing comprehensive orthopaedic trauma services at the Major Trauma Centre at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, and will also be part of the upper limb orthopaedic team at RVI.

Main duties of the job

• Join the existing orthopaedic trauma 'on-call' rota at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, making up a team of four Consultants, each doing one 'on-call' weekday (during which the team fracture clinics take place) every four weeks, followed by an all-day trauma list on the following day.
• Be 'on-call' for orthopaedic trauma one weekend in 13.
• Encouraged to develop a special interest in upper limb surgery, to complement the existing surgeons within the team.
• Provide an elective surgery service.
• Participate in audit and clinical governance.
• Show a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Participate in annual appraisal (for revalidation) and in the annual job planning process.
• Work with and support all members of the clinical team in the Emergency Department, in out-patient and fracture clinics, in the operating theatres and on the wards.

Working for our organisation

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact Miss Emma Reay via email at: emma.reay1@nhs.net or Mr Philip Dobson via email at: philip.dobson@nhs.net

Research

The successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake research appropriate to their clinical or academic interests. There are ample research opportunities within the Trust and associated universities (Newcastle and Northumbria).

Person specification

• Education, Qualifications And Specialist Skills:
• Essential criteria: Primary Medical Qualification, Full GMC Registration, Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register by time of appointment, FRCS (Orth) or equivalent.
• Desirable criteria: Higher Degree, Special skills training in the specialty, MD/PhD, Clinical Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in shoulder and elbow elective surgery with speciality training and post CCT fellowship training combined, at least one year of which must have been within last 2 years, Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty, Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality, Minimum of six months Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship (post CCT) in a UK Major Trauma Centre – or overseas equivalent, Minimum of six months fellowship training (post CCT) in upper limb, Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
• Management and Administration Experience:
• Essential criteria: Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty, Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines, An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Teaching:
• Essential criteria: Experience of supervising junior medical staff, Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Research:
• Essential criteria: Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings, Research/critical review of literature, Publications in the last five years.
• Audit:
• Essential criteria: Evidence of participation in audit.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 695.5KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)