Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and committed Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with an interest in Hip & Revision Hip Arthroplasty and peri-prosthetic fracture management, to join the team at the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds.The individual appointed to the post will have completed general orthopaedic training including general on call trauma, and have completed or be undertaking a Fellowship in Hip and Revision Hip Arthroplasty surgery.
We are an innovative department who work well together and are looking for someone to join our team. The role will involve participating in the on-call rota (currently 1:10) covering DGH level trauma.
This post will involve cross site working, as we join our ICS colleagues in utilisation of the Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) in Colchester (due to open October 2024).
Interviews to be held on Tuesday the 19th of November 2024
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Main duties of the job
- Provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic services, to the highest clinical standards in particular to lead in the development of a subspecialist service in Hip and Revision Hip Arthroplasty.
- To share with colleagues' responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department.
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, para-medical practitioners.
- To participate actively in both Departmental and Trust Clinical Governance and Audit.
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME), appraisal and revalidation
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties & responsibilities of the post
It is ideal that the candidate will have completed a defined period of structured training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, and have gained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of doing so at the date of the Appointments Committee. Alternatively, those who have achieved recognition via the CESR or Portfolio route should also apply. The candidate should hold a FRCS (Tr and Orth) or an appropriate overseas specialist qualification.
Subspecialist Interest
The Department would like to appoint a surgeon who has a broad ability in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery but with a special interest and expertise in Primary and Revision hip arthroplasty, and ideally periprosthetic fracture management. Recognised fellowship in this field is desired.
Mentoring
The new appointee will be supported and mentored for at least the first six months of the post This will be provided by one of the consultants in the orthopaedic department, depending on the appointee's choice.
On-Call/Emergency Duties
The on-call is Consultant-led and each firm at present is on-call for half a week at a time on a one-in ten rota. The handover occurs 08.00 hrs on Mondays and 17:00 hrs on Thursdays. During the on-call week, routine commitments including private practice are cancelled, apart from follow-up Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinics which are run by members of the team without consultant presence..
The Consultant is expected to be available to lead trauma care during the period of time they are on-call. Leave is not taken over an on- call period but can wbe swapped.
There is a 7 day a week all day trauma list, and also 24hour access to the emergency theatre, which is permanently staffed. Only essential operations are performed after hours. This enables close Consultant supervision and training of the junior staff.
The department is committed to providing a prompt and high standard of trauma care as shown by our excellent outcomes on the NHFD. Four of our consultants are faculty members of AO UK including the current president.
Specialist Service Development
It is envisioned that the provision of orthopaedic services in the future will become more speciality based. With that in mind we already run the main orthopaedic clinic as a multi disciplinary clinic attended by the consultant, a specialist nurse practitioner and a trainee
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties & responsibilities of the post
It is ideal that the candidate will have completed a defined period of structured training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, and have gained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of doing so at the date of the Appointments Committee. Alternatively, those who have achieved recognition via the CESR or Portfolio route should also apply. The candidate should hold a FRCS (Tr and Orth) or an appropriate overseas specialist qualification.
Subspecialist Interest
The Department would like to appoint a surgeon who has a broad ability in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery but with a special interest and expertise in Primary and Revision hip arthroplasty, and ideally periprosthetic fracture management. Recognised fellowship in this field is desired.
Mentoring
The new appointee will be supported and mentored for at least the first six months of the post This will be provided by one of the consultants in the orthopaedic department, depending on the appointee's choice.
On-Call/Emergency Duties
The on-call is Consultant-led and each firm at present is on-call for half a week at a time on a one-in ten rota. The handover occurs 08.00 hrs on Mondays and 17:00 hrs on Thursdays. During the on-call week, routine commitments including private practice are cancelled, apart from follow-up Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinics which are run by members of the team without consultant presence..
The Consultant is expected to be available to lead trauma care during the period of time they are on-call. Leave is not taken over an on- call period but can wbe swapped.
There is a 7 day a week all day trauma list, and also 24hour access to the emergency theatre, which is permanently staffed. Only essential operations are performed after hours. This enables close Consultant supervision and training of the junior staff.
The department is committed to providing a prompt and high standard of trauma care as shown by our excellent outcomes on the NHFD. Four of our consultants are faculty members of AO UK including the current president.
Specialist Service Development
It is envisioned that the provision of orthopaedic services in the future will become more speciality based. With that in mind we already run the main orthopaedic clinic as a multi disciplinary clinic attended by the consultant, a specialist nurse practitioner and a trainee
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC and licence to practise.
- FRCS orth. or Success in appropriate overseas Specialty examination
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
Desirable
Clinical Expertise
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- A wide experience of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
- Expertise in most if not all aspects of hip surgery.
Desirable
- Six years supervised training in an appropriate SpR level training programme
- Fellowship level experience in hip surgery.
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead surgical firm
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- mandatory deanery requirement of clinical supervisor training ( or an undertaking to complete this after appointment )
Desirable
- Willingness to take on managerial tasks.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior doctors (FY1, FY2, ST1/2 and SpRs).
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable
- Intention to initiate and lead research programmes.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Ability to travel to Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) in Colchester
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
- Applicant to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by the following:- o PLAB 2
Desirable
- Has ability to travel to rural locations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC and licence to practise.
- FRCS orth. or Success in appropriate overseas Specialty examination
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
Desirable
Clinical Expertise
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- A wide experience of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
- Expertise in most if not all aspects of hip surgery.
Desirable
- Six years supervised training in an appropriate SpR level training programme
- Fellowship level experience in hip surgery.
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead surgical firm
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- mandatory deanery requirement of clinical supervisor training ( or an undertaking to complete this after appointment )
Desirable
- Willingness to take on managerial tasks.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior doctors (FY1, FY2, ST1/2 and SpRs).
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable
- Intention to initiate and lead research programmes.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Ability to travel to Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) in Colchester
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
- Applicant to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by the following:- o PLAB 2
Desirable
- Has ability to travel to rural locations
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).
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
