Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon Hand, Wrist and Elbow
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Job summary
The Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics has the following facilities:
*Six T&O wards (QE 2, Heartlands 2, Good Hope 2)
*Twelve dedicated T&O operating theatres (QE 4, Heartlands 3, Good Hope 3, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital 2)
*Access to ambulatory care unit and day case theatres
*Access to beds in the hospital's Critical Care Units
*Full imaging services, including MRI scanning units.
*Full out-patient facilities with electronic patient records
*Full post-graduate training facilities
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals deliver a range of trauma and elective services with an extensive catchment area. Heartlands hospital is a trauma unit and delivers the largest fragility fracture service in Europe. Solihull Hospital is being transformed into an elective care centre with 6 new theatres due to open in June 2024. Good Hope hospital currently provides an elective service and a delivers a high volume of complex arthroplasty. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham was designated a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) on 26 March 2012, leading to an increase in emergency work to the department. The QE site already has special expertise in the management of all forms of trauma and is role 4 for the repatriation of military personnel as we work closely with the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM).
Main duties of the job
In addition to providing an emergency service to the Greater Birmingham area and the RCDM, the unit deals with the full range of post trauma and trauma related patients and elective orthopaedic procedures, with staffing as follows:
*35 equivalent whole time Consultant posts
*10 Trust Specialty Surgeons
This post will be a 12 month locum post to support the team while our substantive post funding is approved. Vacancies have occurred following a combination of some colleagues moving to part time working, some sabbaticals and an expansion of the elective service as part of the elective restoration programme post-COVID.
Junior Medical staff support the service workload.
The Trauma & Orthopaedics service has a robust team of MSK Radiologists and general radiology support to the major trauma service. There is 24/7 access to CT, interventional radiology and MRI. All theatres lists are normally supported by Consultant Anaesthetists. The service is supported by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, psychologists and social work support. Pivotal to the service is the role of Trauma Nurse Practitioners.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
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Details
Date posted
13 September 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£93,666 to £126,281 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
304-EP-50844
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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