Consultant Spine Surgeon

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Spine Surgeon to our department. The post holder will have at least one year specialist fellowship experience in spine surgery. We welcome applications from orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine surgeons. The post holder is joining a team of 3 orthopaedic spine surgeons supported by extended scope practitioners in their out-patient activity.

A weekly spinal MDT takes place. The 3 orthopaedic spine surgeons currently all contribute to the general orthopaedic trauma workload and on-call rota also. It is envisaged that at some stage in the future a separate spinal rota may be introduced.

Our spine surgeons interface with the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre and participate in their MDTs also. Some of the elective non-instrumented surgical activity performed by the successful post holder may need to be undertaken at SEOC.

Please note interviews for this post will be being held in person on 17th October 2024

Main duties of the job

Working collaboratively with the other consultants and wider multi-disciplinary team within Trauma & Orthopaedics, the post-holder will:

- Contribute to the further development and improvement of the spine surgery service within the Trust, to improve the timely management of patients with spine injuries/ pathology and increase the resilience of the service.

- Participate in morning trauma meetings to share knowledge and contribute to senior consensus decision making.

- Participate in the consultant on-call rota (if qualified to do so), taking responsibility for all patients admitted under their care and ensuring timely senior assessment and decision making to facilitate appropriate investigation, prompt management and early discharge.

- Work collaboratively with the Spine surgery MDT and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre to ensure optimum and safe care delivery for these patients.

- Conduct regular ward rounds for in-patients, ensuring handovers during planned absences and covering for colleagues when needed.

- Undertake at least 2 out-patient clinics per week and help contribute to the strategic objectives of increasing new patient episodes and reducing unnecessary follow-up where appropriate.

- Undertake a combination of emergency and elective operating lists across our on-site main theatres and also at the Sulis Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Bath.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk