Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for clinicians to join UHB Trust as substantive Consultants within the QEHB site.
This Post for Consultant Hand Surgeon with an interest in trauma and wrist surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
The successful applicants will work as part of a team of with 13 other Consultant Hand Surgeons, based at the Birmingham Hand Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The Terms and Conditions of service are offered on a 10 Programmed Activity basis. The post includes participation in a 1 in 8 evening on-call rota and 1: 10 weekend on call rota. There is a daytime on call commitment of 1:10 weeks when elective commitments are cancelled.
The ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is vital. It is also anticipated that the successful candidate would contribute to increasing the national profile of the department.
This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a forward thinking and progressive department. If your ambitions and values reflect those of the Trust and its high working standards, and you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will be involved in the delivery of elective hand surgery at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and hand trauma provision at QEHB. This post holder will be expected to have experience of complex wrist surgery.
Given the high levels of trauma seen at QEHB, we are looking for dynamic individuals who have demonstrated a passion for managing patients with traumatic injuries.
All post holders will be expected to also partake in the duty and on-call hand rota. The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.
Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust as a whole; as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires. In particular, your attention is drawn to the fact that the post advertised may include routine evening and week-end working as part of the working arrangements and any applicant automatically agrees to undertake such work; the specific scheduling of such activities would be subject to further discussion and may be agreed at a later date in the future
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
* Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive hand service to the Trust and ensure that the highest
standards of care are achieved.
* Work with colleagues in planning service delivery including a forward looking innovative practice.
* Contribute to the Trust's corporate and strategic objectives and undertake mandatory training required
by the Trust.
* Work with colleagues to meet the required activity targets of the Trust.
* Play an active role in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance program.
* Demonstrate active participation in clinical audit.
* Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
* Deputise for colleagues including covering for absence of leave and at short notice in exceptional
circumstances.
Human Resources
* Manage the performance of staff, through coaching and mentoring to enhance their potential and take
action to improve poor performance when necessary.
* Have individual annual appraisals against objectives aligned to a Job Plan.
* Contribute, enthusiastically, to the teaching of patients, undergraduates and postgraduates in a wide
range of health-related disciplines.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
* The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal
effectively with clinicians from all disciplines, managers and professionals both within and outside the
Trust.
* The post holder must have well-developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make
effective use of presentation aids.
Planning and organizing
* Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to
service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.
* Effectively plan, communicate and execute change.
Analysis and data management
* Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of all information governance and professional
standards.
* Respond to complaints according to the trust protocols and within the appropriate time-frame.
Equality and Diversity
* Ensure the implementation of equality and diversity policy in relation to management and
development of staff in the division.
* Actively promote the equality and diversity policies of the Trust.
Continuing Medical Education
* Attend departmental meetings.
* Take responsibility for personal and professional development and ensure that CME standards are
achieved and specialist accreditation retained.
For informal discussion and to arrange to visit, please contact:
Mr Darren Chester-- Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon, Clinical Service Lead for Hand Surgery
Mrs Tracey Harpur-- General Manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
* Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive hand service to the Trust and ensure that the highest
standards of care are achieved.
* Work with colleagues in planning service delivery including a forward looking innovative practice.
* Contribute to the Trust's corporate and strategic objectives and undertake mandatory training required
by the Trust.
* Work with colleagues to meet the required activity targets of the Trust.
* Play an active role in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance program.
* Demonstrate active participation in clinical audit.
* Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
* Deputise for colleagues including covering for absence of leave and at short notice in exceptional
circumstances.
Human Resources
* Manage the performance of staff, through coaching and mentoring to enhance their potential and take
action to improve poor performance when necessary.
* Have individual annual appraisals against objectives aligned to a Job Plan.
* Contribute, enthusiastically, to the teaching of patients, undergraduates and postgraduates in a wide
range of health-related disciplines.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
* The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal
effectively with clinicians from all disciplines, managers and professionals both within and outside the
Trust.
* The post holder must have well-developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make
effective use of presentation aids.
Planning and organizing
* Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to
service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.
* Effectively plan, communicate and execute change.
Analysis and data management
* Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of all information governance and professional
standards.
* Respond to complaints according to the trust protocols and within the appropriate time-frame.
Equality and Diversity
* Ensure the implementation of equality and diversity policy in relation to management and
development of staff in the division.
* Actively promote the equality and diversity policies of the Trust.
Continuing Medical Education
* Attend departmental meetings.
* Take responsibility for personal and professional development and ensure that CME standards are
achieved and specialist accreditation retained.
For informal discussion and to arrange to visit, please contact:
Mr Darren Chester-- Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon, Clinical Service Lead for Hand Surgery
Mrs Tracey Harpur-- General Manager
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (Plast or Orth) or equivalent.
- CCT/CESR awarded in plastic or orthopaedic
- surgery, or within 6 months at time of interview.
- Full GMC registration
- Completion of BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery or
- equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (Plast or Orth) or equivalent.
- CCT/CESR awarded in plastic or orthopaedic
- surgery, or within 6 months at time of interview.
- Full GMC registration
- Completion of BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery or
- equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
