Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

We are recruiting for a Consultant Surgeon in Trauma & Orthopaedicswho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Trauma and Orthopedic department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful applicant will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful, and they feel valued during their visits to the Trust.
Applicants should possess expertise in general orthopaedic trauma and all aspects of knee surgery. A specific interest in cartilage regeneration, periarticular osteotomy, multi-ligament knee reconstruction and patella-femoral joint surgery is desirable. The successful applicant would be expected to assist with the development of day case knee arthroplasty surgery and robotic surgery.
Main duties of the job
Participation in the provision of general orthopaedic trauma care
All aspects of Knee Surgery
Work collaboratively with the existing Consultants to lead and develop the service
Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and
directorate clinical governance activity
Active participation in departmental research
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide & our over 6,000 staff. We ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation as our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - we can consider your application fairly and to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
FRCS Tr & Orth or qualification of an equivalent level
Higher Trauma and Orthopedic (or equivalent) training
Fellowship training in Knee Surgery
Desirable
Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) related to Orthopaedics (e.g., Masters/MD/MRes/PhD etc)
Soft tissue knee and Periarticular Knee Osteotomy Fellowship
Knee Arthroplasty / Robotic Knee Fellowship
Previosu Experience
Essential
Broad range of experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics
Proficient in management and treatment of complex peri-articular knee trauma
Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
Desirable
Experience of Orthopedic Trauma in a UK Major Trauma Centre
Demonstrable Orthopedic Trauma experience in a Locum Consultant or Consultant role
Demonstrable Soft Tissue Knee/Knee Osteotomy experience in a Locum Consultant or Consultant role
Experience of setting up a Robotic Knee Arthroplasty Service
Experience in day case arthroplasty surgery
Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Demonstrable experience and active participation in research and development
Skills
Essential
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
Ability to critically appraise published evidence
Knowledge
Essential
Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Other Requirements
Essential
Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
Role models our Trust values every day.
Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution.
Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs.
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