Locum Consultant Lower Limb Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Lower Limb Consultant within Trauma & Orthopaedics, at Fairfield general Hospital and Royal Oldham Hospital.

This is an initial 6 month post with potential for and extension which will provide an opportunity for the appointee to learn and develop subspecialty-level skill in the management of patients under the care of Orthopaedic.

Main duties of the job

As the post holder you will be in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department cross covering across all 3 sites Working alongside an experienced team of consultants.

You will be responsible together with the specialty team for the care of inpatients and outpatients.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Contribute to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical and multi professional education activity including teaching as necessary.

Conduct appropriate duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of the working of this Trust and will involve Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) discussion with other colleagues.

Development of special interests that fit in with the Directorate needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.

Undertake ward rounds as appropriate.

Have an out of hours commitment to trauma patient management as part of an on-call rota. Job plan review pending implementation of Major Trauma rota.

Provide evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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