Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Foot and Ankle Surgery

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Job summary

Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon-Foot and Ankle Surgery

Please refer to the person specification in the Application Pack whilst completing your application to comply with shortlisting matrix

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at University Hospitals of Leicester with a special interested in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

You will perform a wide range of Foot and Ankle Surgery . We are a forward thinking team with drive and desire to provide the best clinical care for patients and families from our locality and beyond . You will join and existing MDT of 4 surgeons and extended scope physiotherapist and secretarial and administration staff, as well as registrars and a foundation year doctors.

This post is on a locum basis. Applicants should be on the GMC specialist register or, within 3 months of the interview date, have a certificate of completion of specialist training. Applicants must have FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent and would ideally have appropriate subspecialty fellowship (Foot and Ankle) training.

The successful appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical audit. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust consists of three acute teaching hospitals serving the whole population of Leicestershire. It is fully committed to Continuing Medical Education for consultants.

Main duties of the job

Commit to patient centred care guided by UHL trust values.
Commit to development beyond a competent CCT T&O trainee in areas of team work and leadership
To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
Supervise and train junior medical staff.
To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
Teaching, research and administration.
To proactively develop the service.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

About us

Working for your organisation

Leicester has a high reputation for the provision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. The successful candidate will become a member of a large and highly rated musculoskeletal unit which currently has 41 Consultants covering the whole range of subspecialty interests. We also have an extended multi-disciplinary team of extended scope physiotherapists and advanced nurse practitioners.

Leicester has one of the busiest Emergency departments in the country seeing over 150 000 new patients per year. The successful candidate will be a member of the general on-call rota (1 in 20) providing trauma care . Emergency work is based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Elective work will be undertaken at the Leicester General Hospital.

There are great opportunities for research and teaching. The University of Hospitals of Leicester is a major acute teaching hospital trust. Close links exist with local Universities and NHS Trusts. Leicester is an active partner in the local regional academic and clinical networks. The post holder will be expected to help supervise and support Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Specialty Registrars based in Leicester.

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

Contract

Locum

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

358-6665180

Job locations

Leicester General Hospital/Leicester Royal Infirmary (Cross sites)

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

LE5 4PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
Supervise and train junior medical staff.
To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
Teaching, research and administration.
To proactively develop the service.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
Supervise and train junior medical staff.
To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
Teaching, research and administration.
To proactively develop the service.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

Person Specification

Supporting Information

Essential

Evidence of commitment to UHL Trust principle
Personal Qualities
Leadership experience

Research and Audit

Essential

research undertaken in the last 5 years
changes you've personally implemented in the past 5 years

Qualifications

Essential

FRCS
CCT

Training & Qualifications

Essential

F&A Fellowship

Experience

Essential

Recorded ankle fusion operations
Recorded ankle fracture fixation
Recorded ankle arthroscopy

Teaching & Training

Desirable

Experience of Teaching, Course development and faculty

Person Specification

Supporting Information

Essential

Evidence of commitment to UHL Trust principle
Personal Qualities
Leadership experience

Research and Audit

Essential

research undertaken in the last 5 years
changes you've personally implemented in the past 5 years

Qualifications

Essential

FRCS
CCT

Training & Qualifications

Essential

F&A Fellowship

Experience

Essential

Recorded ankle fusion operations
Recorded ankle fracture fixation
Recorded ankle arthroscopy

Teaching & Training

Desirable

Experience of Teaching, Course development and faculty

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).