Trust Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work at Leeds General Infirmary and be on call on the third tier supporting the FY1/2 and the ST1/2 doctors. The applicant will be supported by two on call Consultants. The post holder may have some duties at Chapel Allerton Hospital.

Background - Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion. Our 17,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 200,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

All Trauma is admitted to the Leeds General Infirmary. The Trauma referral base is from the whole of the Yorkshire Region, a population of approximately 3.5 million. Particular specialist services provided are open fractures, post injury limb reconstruction and complex fracture work. There is a specific interest in polytrauma and many peripheral units refer most of their multiple injuries straight to Leeds General Infirmary on day one. This post is designed to support this well established Trauma service.

A regional service is provided for acute trauma and post trauma reconstructive surgery as well as General Elective Orthopaedic services for hand surgery, paediatric surgery at the LGI. There is a General Elective Orthopaedic service currently provided for complex and revision lower limb arthroplasty, upper limb, knee, foot and ankle surgery are provided at Chapel Allerton Hospital.

Leeds General Infirmary has 3 orthogeriatric wards, one trauma ward, one paediatric ward including 2 paediatric HDU beds, one spinal surgery ward and a four bedded HDU shared with plastic surgery. There are 3 trauma theatres running all day lists. All trauma outpatients are seen in a dedicated fracture clinic with supporting radiology facilities.

Chapel Allerton Hospital has 2 dedicated orthopaedic rehabilitation wards and one 14 bedded post-operative care ward. There are 4 dedicated orthopaedic clean air theatres. The rehabilitation wards are focused on rapid post op rehabilitation with a large dedicated Physiotherapy and Occupation Therapy team. Elective orthopaedic outpatients are seen at Chapel Allerton Hospital with supporting radiology facilities including an MRI scanner.

Medical Staff in the Department

Trauma and Orthopaedic department of surgery is a large unit contributing to both service delivery and academic research. There are 32 Consultants including a Professor of Trauma surgery and all main branches of Trauma and Orthoapedic Surgery are represented. The department consists of:

32 substantive Consultants & Locums

20 ST3+ level

1 National Spine Fellow & 1 National Hand Fellow

7 Clinical/Research Fellows/(Trust Doctors)

3 CT1/2 level Deanery posts / 5 Trust posts

4 FY2 Doctors

8 FY1 Doctors

The department is supported by Trauma co-ordinators and clinical nurse specialists.

Duties of the Post

To ensure high quality and safe care of Orthopaedic patients resulting in excellent clinical outcomes.

To contribute directly to patient care by, for example, reviewing patients, organising investigations and acting on results, initiating and changing treatment, and speaking to and involving patients in their care and management and keeping patients and their relatives/carers updated about their clinical progress.

To undertake essential administrative duties, including prescribing, writing electronic discharge letters, and liaising with colleagues in primary care to facilitate safe and appropriate discharges.

To contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, working collaboratively with a large team of allied healthcare professionals, including the Early Discharge Assessment Team, specialist nurses and physiotherapists.

Out of hours Duties at Leeds General Infirmary

There are 3 separate consultants on-call; one for MTC admissions, one for Paediatric Orthopaedics and one for orthopaedic trauma. This job has on-call commitments and is a combination of full shift and on-call.

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice 2 YEARS IN ORTHOPAEDICS Eligibility to work in the UK

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective In highly emotive/pressurised situations Aware of own limitations & when to ask for help

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration and hold a license to practice MB ChB (or equivalent), MRCS ATLS

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• Previous experience 1 years at registrar level in Orthopaedics. Previous experience in the subspecialist areas identified for these posts

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)