Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant - Knee Primary, Revision Arthroplasty

Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Llandough
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£91,722 - £119,079 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2024 23:59
Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant - Knee Primary, Revision ArthroplastyConsultantCARING FOR PEOPLE - KEEPING PEOPLE WELLJob overviewApplications are invited for a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Knee Primary and Revision Arthroplasty Surgery to work across the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.University Hospital of Wales is the first Major Trauma Centre to launch within Wales. The Major Trauma Centre is part of an inclusive and collaborative South West and Mid Wales network spanning six Health Board areas.You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £91,722 per annum to £119,079 per annum plus a further £26,672 per annum available in Commitment Awards. Consultants in Wales paid on one of the first three points of the substantive Consultant pay scale also receive a Wales recruitment incentive payment.Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.Main duties of the jobThe appointee will be part of a team of 12 Orthopaedic Surgeons dealing with general trauma patients working in tandem with six dedicated Major Trauma Orthopaedic Consultants. Applicants should preferably have experience of dealing with all aspects of orthopaedic trauma.Day case and in-patient surgery cases are delivered at University Hospital Llandough. There is commitment to participate in a 1 in 12 weekend trauma rota covering University Hospital of Wales and a 1 in 4 week-day rota within a 4-person trauma team.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.Working for our organisationCardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.Our mission is“Caring for People, Keeping People Well” and ourvision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.Person specificationQualificationsOn GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic SurgeryExperienceBroad training and experience in Trauma and Orthopaedic SurgeryFellowship experience in traumaFellowship experience of infected arthroplasty surgeryFellowship experience in knee revision surgeryFellowship experience of robotic surgeryIndependent experience of revision knee arthroplastyExperience as Locum Consultant in knee primary and revision arthroplasty surgerySkillsEvidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary workingEffective and demonstrable communication skillsClinical GovernanceEvidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)ResearchAbility to critically appraise researchManagementEvidence of effective leadership skillsTeachingEvidence of teaching medical students and junior doctorsMANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa
or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.When applying for this post, it is essential that you read the Job Description and/or Person Specification and use the 'Supporting information' space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Please note that only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this post.If you are shortlisted for interview for this post, you will receive notification directly via the e-mail address you have provided on your application. Please ensure that you check regularly as any subsequent revisions to interview arrangements will be forwarded to you by this method.Please ensure that you provide an e-mail address for each referee to avoid delays with the appointment process.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Medical / Dental Workforce Department reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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