Job summary
The Trust wishes to appoint a substantive Orthopaedic Consultant to accommodate demand in the sub specialty of Trauma, Limb reconstruction and bone infections. At present 16 incumbent surgeons share the trauma on-call rota and it is expected that the new appointee will join this rota.
There are 3 fellowship trained limb reconstruction surgeons in the department. The successful candidate would join this team and will manage complex trauma, limb reconstruction and bone infections for the region.
The orthopaedic department supports 2 full day orthoplastic lists. The bone infection team consists of two orthopaedic surgeons, one plastic surgeon, 1 radiology consultant and infectious disease consultant, who along with the infection coordinator manages a weekly MDT and monthly infection clinic.
The Department provides services to the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and acts as a tertiary referral center for complex cases such as foot and ankle, spine, paediatrics, pelvic injuries and limb reconstruction and bone infections. Hull is an adult Major Trauma Centre within the Yorkshire Trauma Network.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would join the general on call rota (1:16) which takes general orthopaedic on call including paediatrics but not spinal trauma. Spinal trauma is taken by neurosurgery.
They would have a regular trauma list at HRI and potentially a day case trauma list at the new day case unit at CHH.
The successful candidate would also become one of the major trauma consultants. This is a team of 12 consultants who manage patients on the major trauma ward, on a 1:12 basis, and staff the ward 0800-1800 Monday to Friday, conduct a daily ward round, and attend trauma calls.
This rota is intended to extend to provide cover at the weekend, likely with reduced hours.This rota does not have an on call element and overnight cover is provided by the 'base' specialty (Ortho, Gen Surgery, Neurosurgery)
It is anticipated that the successful candidate would be comfortable to manage the breadth of orthopaedic trauma but would have a special interest in complex trauma, circular frames, limb reconstructions and bone infections and would have undergone fellowship training in this area.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ATLS certificate
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Orthopaedic conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patien
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ATLS certificate
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Orthopaedic conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patien
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
