Job summary
Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery with interest in Pelvic, Acetabular and Complex Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
A Consultant post in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery is available now at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The appointment is on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Mr Andrew Titchener, Clinical Lead for Trauma, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The John Radcliffe Hospital (Tel: Oxford (01865) 221177); or Professor Andrew Price, Clinical Director for Trauma & Orthopaedics on (01865) 738079.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
Main duties of the job
We require a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant specialising in complex orthopaedic trauma, pelvis and acetabular, and complex hip arthroplasty surgery. The appointee will work as part of a team of dedicated trauma surgeons in a Major Trauma Centre serving a catchment population of 3 million and with a substantial tertiary workload. It is anticipated that this appointment will provide surgical skill for 'fix and replace' complex periacetabular injuries, and act as a liaison point between the orthopaedic trauma service and the elective hip service. This is integral to this appointment and applicants will need to demonstrate fellowship level training in complex orthopaedic trauma surgery to include pelvis and acetabular surgery, and in hip arthroplasty surgery. We are looking for an applicant who is a team player and has relevant experience in both the management of complex trauma surgery and post-traumatic reconstruction surgery.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
The John Radcliffe Trauma Service provides a consultant based care for the local population of Oxfordshire and Thames Valley Major Trauma Network. The new appointee will form part of a team, managing patients with musculo-skeletal trauma. The appointee will have individual consultant responsibilities, but these will be performed within a team environment, which provides excellent opportunities for further personal and professional development and the new post holder will be treated equitably in this regard with respect to his/her consultant colleagues. The post would be suitable for a fully trained orthopaedic surgeon, with relevant experience from the UK or abroad, who wishes to practice and develop their skills in the management of musculo-skeletal trauma. It is anticipated that this appointment will provide surgical skill for fix and replace complex periacetabular injuries, and act as a liaison point between the orthopaedic trauma service and the elective hip service. This is integral to this appointment and applicants will need to demonstrate fellowship level training in complex orthopaedic trauma surgery to include pelvis and acetabular surgery, and in hip arthroplasty surgery. We are looking for an applicant who is a team player and has relevant experience in both the management of complex trauma surgery and post-traumatic reconstruction surgery.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
The Orthopaedic Trauma unit is one of the most active units for clinical trials worldwide. It is expected that the post-holder will contribute to this activity and it would be expected that the successful applicant would demonstrate research and audit experience in the areas of pelvic and acetabular trauma, and of elective hip arthroplasty surgery.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies. Increasingly we are becoming a paperless service and so clinician input into the development of digital working to support the needs of our patients is essential. We are therefore looking to appoint a candidate who has a demonstrable record of the development or integration of digital systems into clinical practice.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
The trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annualappraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process.
The trust offers a mentorship scheme to all new consultants to enable them to settle into their positions. Mentorship and support from colleagues is available during weekend and out of hours working commitments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
The John Radcliffe Trauma Service provides a consultant based care for the local population of Oxfordshire and Thames Valley Major Trauma Network. The new appointee will form part of a team, managing patients with musculo-skeletal trauma. The appointee will have individual consultant responsibilities, but these will be performed within a team environment, which provides excellent opportunities for further personal and professional development and the new post holder will be treated equitably in this regard with respect to his/her consultant colleagues. The post would be suitable for a fully trained orthopaedic surgeon, with relevant experience from the UK or abroad, who wishes to practice and develop their skills in the management of musculo-skeletal trauma. It is anticipated that this appointment will provide surgical skill for fix and replace complex periacetabular injuries, and act as a liaison point between the orthopaedic trauma service and the elective hip service. This is integral to this appointment and applicants will need to demonstrate fellowship level training in complex orthopaedic trauma surgery to include pelvis and acetabular surgery, and in hip arthroplasty surgery. We are looking for an applicant who is a team player and has relevant experience in both the management of complex trauma surgery and post-traumatic reconstruction surgery.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
The Orthopaedic Trauma unit is one of the most active units for clinical trials worldwide. It is expected that the post-holder will contribute to this activity and it would be expected that the successful applicant would demonstrate research and audit experience in the areas of pelvic and acetabular trauma, and of elective hip arthroplasty surgery.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies. Increasingly we are becoming a paperless service and so clinician input into the development of digital working to support the needs of our patients is essential. We are therefore looking to appoint a candidate who has a demonstrable record of the development or integration of digital systems into clinical practice.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
The trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annualappraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process.
The trust offers a mentorship scheme to all new consultants to enable them to settle into their positions. Mentorship and support from colleagues is available during weekend and out of hours working commitments.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS (Tr+Orth) or equivalent overseas qualification
- CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery; OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview
- Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
Desirable
- ATLS Provider (Current)
- Definitive Surgical Skills Course or Damage control Orthopaedics Course
- Advanced Pelvic and Acetabular fracture management course
Experience
Essential
- General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- 6 month Fellowship level training in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery including pelvic and acetabular surgery
- 6 month Fellowship level training in Elective Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable
- Experience of consultant responsibilities in a major trauma unit
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Computing skills, ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in a large teaching hospital
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training of undergraduates and trainees.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Evidence of audit/quality improvement activity in pelvic and acetabular and elective hip arthroplasty surgery
- Evidence of publications in pelvic and acetabular surgery and elective hip arthroplasty surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership outside of the NHS
- Management qualification
- Evidence of recent audit activity
- Evidence of teacher training
- Education qualification
- Evidence of recent 360 degree appraisal
- Published in orthopaedic research
- Evidence of successful research grant application
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS (Tr+Orth) or equivalent overseas qualification
- CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery; OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview
- Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
Desirable
- ATLS Provider (Current)
- Definitive Surgical Skills Course or Damage control Orthopaedics Course
- Advanced Pelvic and Acetabular fracture management course
Experience
Essential
- General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- 6 month Fellowship level training in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery including pelvic and acetabular surgery
- 6 month Fellowship level training in Elective Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable
- Experience of consultant responsibilities in a major trauma unit
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Computing skills, ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in a large teaching hospital
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training of undergraduates and trainees.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Evidence of audit/quality improvement activity in pelvic and acetabular and elective hip arthroplasty surgery
- Evidence of publications in pelvic and acetabular surgery and elective hip arthroplasty surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership outside of the NHS
- Management qualification
- Evidence of recent audit activity
- Evidence of teacher training
- Education qualification
- Evidence of recent 360 degree appraisal
- Published in orthopaedic research
- Evidence of successful research grant application
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).
