Job summary
Peterborough City Hospital has a fantastic Trauma & Orthopaedic Department, with a daily trauma and sub speciality trauma list run daily.
On the SHO rota, You will join a team of 7 junior doctors, and 6 nurse practitioners, with trauma and elective theatre opportunities, exposure to clinics as well as ward work, and daytime/ night time on-call shifts.
The 1:8 rota means that you cover a full shift pattern alongside other Trust doctors as well as rotating training doctors, covering nights, weekends, long days and normal working days and some early starts when scheduled for theatre sessions.
Ward rounds are included in the weekly schedule.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for Trust ST1-2 Doctor posts in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Please see attached job descriptions/person specifications and additional documents for more information regarding the posts available.Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred post.
These posts are suitable for those who have just completed their Foundation Programme training as well as those who have undertaken ST1-2 training.
About us
There has never been a better time to join our Trust than now! We run three busy hospital sites at Peterborough, Huntingdon and Stamford and provide outpatient services in two community hospitals in Ely and Doddington. Our 6,000 staff serve a growing population of 750,000 across North Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
With just over 6,000 staff and a 450-strong team of volunteers helping patients and visitors we are able to offer an exciting opportunities to new applicants.
As for living in the area, there is a wealth of choice with city living, small towns and villages all within reasonable commute to the hospitals. There are excellent schools and a wide variety of social and leisure activities to choose from.
So if you are looking to develop your career and want to do so in an environment which is challenging and growing we would encourage you to look further into a future with NWAngliaFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The day starts at 8am with the trauma meeting in the seminar room. The consultant on call will review all the patients admitted over the previous 24hours as well as any acute trauma admissions still on the ward. The meeting is led by the on call consultant and you will be expected to attend if you are on call that day, were on call the previous day or are covering B5 that day.
The night SHO should get there at 7:30am to start up the computer and load up all the X-rays from the last 24 hours. The patients are presented by the admitting SHO who was on call the previous day/night.
As well as seeing patients referred from ED, you may be called down to fracture clinic to see patients who the consultant as planned to bring in for surgery. As with all other admissions, they need clerking, consent and marking.
When covering B5, you will be responsible for the acute trauma inpatients and the trauma patients on B5. All the patients need to be seen every day. If the patient is under a team that is no longer on call, the reg/consultant for that team will see them periodically- but that may not be every day. If they have not been seen that day, you need to make sure you see them and action any management plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The day starts at 8am with the trauma meeting in the seminar room. The consultant on call will review all the patients admitted over the previous 24hours as well as any acute trauma admissions still on the ward. The meeting is led by the on call consultant and you will be expected to attend if you are on call that day, were on call the previous day or are covering B5 that day.
The night SHO should get there at 7:30am to start up the computer and load up all the X-rays from the last 24 hours. The patients are presented by the admitting SHO who was on call the previous day/night.
As well as seeing patients referred from ED, you may be called down to fracture clinic to see patients who the consultant as planned to bring in for surgery. As with all other admissions, they need clerking, consent and marking.
When covering B5, you will be responsible for the acute trauma inpatients and the trauma patients on B5. All the patients need to be seen every day. If the patient is under a team that is no longer on call, the reg/consultant for that team will see them periodically- but that may not be every day. If they have not been seen that day, you need to make sure you see them and action any management plans.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent)
- Full GMC Registration
- BLS Certificate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- FY experience in surgical speciality, preferred T&O competences
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit
Key Skills
Essential
- Effective written (including record keeping), and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority
- Ability to be a flexible team member
- Interested in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent)
- Full GMC Registration
- BLS Certificate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- FY experience in surgical speciality, preferred T&O competences
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit
Key Skills
Essential
- Effective written (including record keeping), and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority
- Ability to be a flexible team member
- Interested in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care
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
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).
