Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic SHO with an interest in T & O to join our team. We have a purpose built Trauma Unit and Elective orthopaedic ward. We have 13 Consultants and an Associate Specialist who each have their own specialist areas of Orthopaedic expertise. We are a busy dynamic unit.
Main duties of the job
This is a fixed term appointment for a period of one year within Trauma and Orthopaedics. Appointees will be expected to participate in the cross covered on-call rota with the ENT department.Applicants would need to be fully registered practitioners and have an interest in medical education.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holders will have the opportunity to continue to develop their orthopaedic skills and attend the local teaching. Other opportunities to enhance your portfolio through teaching, audit and research projects will be available to motivated appointees.
As part of the hospitals commitment to providing a Hospital at Night Service, this post works as part of a combined surgical rota. The post holder will be expected to work in their own specialty (Trauma and Orthopaedics) during the normal working day shift, they will work a 24 week fixed day and night on call rota cross covering with ENT.
The out of hours cover will have support from non-resident surgical and ENT registrars, a T&O registrar, Consultants and the remaining members of the Hospital at night team (Nurse night coordinator and medical on-call team resident SpR, SHO and HO).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holders will have the opportunity to continue to develop their orthopaedic skills and attend the local teaching. Other opportunities to enhance your portfolio through teaching, audit and research projects will be available to motivated appointees.
As part of the hospitals commitment to providing a Hospital at Night Service, this post works as part of a combined surgical rota. The post holder will be expected to work in their own specialty (Trauma and Orthopaedics) during the normal working day shift, they will work a 24 week fixed day and night on call rota cross covering with ENT.
The out of hours cover will have support from non-resident surgical and ENT registrars, a T&O registrar, Consultants and the remaining members of the Hospital at night team (Nurse night coordinator and medical on-call team resident SpR, SHO and HO).
Person Specification
Professional Experience
Essential
- At least 1 year post qualification.
Desirable
- Cross cover experience or direct experience of working in other Surgical Specialities (Orthopaedics and ENT)
Person Specification
Professional Experience
Essential
- At least 1 year post qualification.
Desirable
- Cross cover experience or direct experience of working in other Surgical Specialities (Orthopaedics and ENT)
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).
