Job summary
The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a permanent Consultant in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery with a special interest in Neurodisability. The appointment will be 10 PA's. The post will be predominantly located at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site.
The paediatric orthopaedic department consists of a team of committed individuals who provide secondary and tertiary services for children with a wide range of orthopaedic problems. Multidisciplinary team working underpins the services that we provide and has been the foundation that has enabled us to develop and provide excellent care for children and young people with a wide variety and complexity of orthopaedic conditions. More complex patients require liaison with other teams within the division in addition to adult surgical specialties.
The Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) will take place on 29th August 2024
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be expected to take a lead on running and organising the neuro orthopaedic service alongside the specialist physiotherapists. They will therefore be required to have a special interest in treating patients with neurodisability.
The postholder would be expected to participate in the current busy paediatric orthopaedic and emergency work of the department and participate in providing clinical and educational support to the extended scope physiotherapy practitioners. Multidisciplinary team working is fundamental to our provision of high quality paediatric orthopaedic care with an increasing tertiary workload.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £30 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached person specification and job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached person specification and job description
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- UK registered medical degree
- Eligible for full registration with GMC on specialist register at time of appointment
- Eligible to work in UK
- Post CCT fellowship training in paediatric trauma and orthopaedics
- Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons with success in intercollegiate specialty examination (or equivalent)
- Meets health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- Licence to practice
Desirable
Trust Values
Essential
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
- Open, welcoming and honest
- Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
- Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing a wide range of paediatric orthopaedic conditions
- Paediatric trauma experience
- Experience in teaching medical trainees and other professionals
- Experience in neuro orthopaedics and gait reporting
- Experience of working in collaboration with pediatricians and other specialists
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Communicates in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing
- Communicates sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
- Adapts the style and content of communication appropriately to the needs of the recipient
- Is able to empathise with patients and families
- Builds rapport and maintains good working relationships with colleagues, within and across departments and hospitals
- Shows respect for others and develops a constructive working environment
- Is efficient and organised
- Solid understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda
- Evidence of effective audit leading to change
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the principles and applications of clinical researchE
- Experience of implementing evidenced based changes in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of recent or ongoing research
- Evidence of experience in supervising juniors doing research
- Peer reviewed publications
Teaching, Training, Management
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- A good understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Medical Education or Adult Education Training
- Evidence of contribution in the development of new clinical services
- Management Training Course
Other competencies
Essential
- Understanding Self
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Projects a confident, professional image; is credible and acts as a positive leader and role model
- Is committed to own personal and professional development
- Knows own strengths and limitations and acts with integrity and honesty
- Remains motivated and focused when under pressure or experiences setbacks
- Manages time effectively
- Is a team player
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- UK registered medical degree
- Eligible for full registration with GMC on specialist register at time of appointment
- Eligible to work in UK
- Post CCT fellowship training in paediatric trauma and orthopaedics
- Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons with success in intercollegiate specialty examination (or equivalent)
- Meets health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- Licence to practice
Desirable
Trust Values
Essential
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
- Open, welcoming and honest
- Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
- Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing a wide range of paediatric orthopaedic conditions
- Paediatric trauma experience
- Experience in teaching medical trainees and other professionals
- Experience in neuro orthopaedics and gait reporting
- Experience of working in collaboration with pediatricians and other specialists
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Communicates in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing
- Communicates sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
- Adapts the style and content of communication appropriately to the needs of the recipient
- Is able to empathise with patients and families
- Builds rapport and maintains good working relationships with colleagues, within and across departments and hospitals
- Shows respect for others and develops a constructive working environment
- Is efficient and organised
- Solid understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda
- Evidence of effective audit leading to change
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the principles and applications of clinical researchE
- Experience of implementing evidenced based changes in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of recent or ongoing research
- Evidence of experience in supervising juniors doing research
- Peer reviewed publications
Teaching, Training, Management
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- A good understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Medical Education or Adult Education Training
- Evidence of contribution in the development of new clinical services
- Management Training Course
Other competencies
Essential
- Understanding Self
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Projects a confident, professional image; is credible and acts as a positive leader and role model
- Is committed to own personal and professional development
- Knows own strengths and limitations and acts with integrity and honesty
- Remains motivated and focused when under pressure or experiences setbacks
- Manages time effectively
- Is a team player
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).