Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department of 14 consultants who sub-specialise in Upper limb, Lower limb and Foot and Ankle.
Herefordshire is a beautiful county of rolling landscape and this job should provide you with a good work life balance.
This is primarily a service job but you will be encouraged and supported to take the FRCS (T &O) exam should you wish.
Main duties of the job
- Maintaining high quality clinical practices inmanagement of orthopaedic patient
- You will participate fully in the out-patient, ward and theatre management of both elective and emergency admissions under the supervision of your named consultant.
- You will advise and supervise Junior Staff on clinical matters.
- You are second on-call. You will respond appropriately to referrals from your juniorsand other departments. You are not on the Trauma Team.
- You will attend the Trauma Meeting most weekdays. Every day when on Trauma Week, on-call or the day after on-call. You will be expected to do regular ward rounds including the post on call ward round with the on call consultant.
- You will undertake relevant clinical administrative duties.
- You will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseencircumstances, at the request of the particular consultant, in consultation wherepracticable with your colleagues both senior and junior.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Trauma week 1 in 9.Week- Day on call -1 in 9 from diaryWeek End On call -1 in 9 from diaryTrauma Meeting
Trauma week above is 1 in 9 whilst on-call is 1 in 9. Therefore, an additional 0.7 PA (equivalent) per week is available for cross cover, that is on average 2 clinics every 3 weeks.
Please see more details of the job description and duties above and attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Trauma week 1 in 9.Week- Day on call -1 in 9 from diaryWeek End On call -1 in 9 from diaryTrauma Meeting
Trauma week above is 1 in 9 whilst on-call is 1 in 9. Therefore, an additional 0.7 PA (equivalent) per week is available for cross cover, that is on average 2 clinics every 3 weeks.
Please see more details of the job description and duties above and attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council. Licence to Practise
- Basic Medical Qualifications
- FRCS (or equivalent)
- ATLS
- At least 4 years full time post graduate training, (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which are: ? In an Orthopaedics and Trauma Specialty Training Programme OR ? As a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee in Orthopaedics and Trauma OR ? Shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Completion of AO Principles of Fracture Fixation Course
SPECIAL APTITUDES:
Essential
- Good communication skills with colleagues and patients, both oral and written
Desirable
- A commitment to Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Personal characteristics
Essential
- Punctuality Ability to organise oneself to cope with the varied pressures of a very busy post Initiative, Empathy
Desirable
- Demonstration of leadership qualities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council. Licence to Practise
- Basic Medical Qualifications
- FRCS (or equivalent)
- ATLS
- At least 4 years full time post graduate training, (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which are: ? In an Orthopaedics and Trauma Specialty Training Programme OR ? As a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee in Orthopaedics and Trauma OR ? Shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Completion of AO Principles of Fracture Fixation Course
SPECIAL APTITUDES:
Essential
- Good communication skills with colleagues and patients, both oral and written
Desirable
- A commitment to Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Personal characteristics
Essential
- Punctuality Ability to organise oneself to cope with the varied pressures of a very busy post Initiative, Empathy
Desirable
- Demonstration of leadership qualities
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).
