Job summary
Mid Yorkshire Orthopaedic services
serves a population of 500,000 in West Yorkshire, England. The department has subspecialties of lower
limb arthroplasty surgery, soft tissue knee surgery, foot and ankle surgery,
paediatric orthopaedics and upper limb surgery. Mid Yorkshire Hospitals also
delivers a 24 hours consultant led trauma service, our multi-professional teams
co-ordinate the care for patients with trauma injuries.
We are seeking a Locum Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgeon to join our team of 18 Orthopaedic Consultants providing a range
of acute and elective services.
The post is predominantly focused
on Upper Limb Surgery and the candidate should have a sub speciality interest
in Hand and Wrist surgery, and ideally will have completed a one year fellowship
scheme focusing on this sub-specialty. The candidate must also be able to
demonstrate in depth training in trauma surgery.
The
post will be mainly based at Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals however the
appointed consultant must be willing to work at the other hospital site (Dewsbury
Hospital).
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post will include:
Treatment of hand and wrist conditions. This will include both elective and trauma conditions.
Successful candidate will be expected to take on complex wrist fracture referrals from other colleagues and continue on going care.
Delivery of care will be in the out-patient, theatre and ward based setting
Outpatients will be both elective and fracture clinics
- Successful candidate will work in a trauma-team over a regular specified 36 hour period. The teams will cover each others on call commitments and back fill trauma lists / clinics when colleagues are on leave.
- Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
- Involve patients (and/or carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment.
- Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
Urgent and Emergency Care duties including out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.
On-call duties are currently shared with 12 other colleagues on a 1:12 basis currently assessed as 1 PA.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered.
Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
The main duties of the post will include:
Treatment of hand and wrist conditions. This will include both elective and trauma conditions.
Successful candidate will be expected to take on complex wrist fracture referrals from other colleagues and continue on going care.
Delivery of care will be in the out-patient, theatre and ward based setting
Outpatients will be both elective and fracture clinics
- Successful candidate will work in a trauma-team over a regular specified 36 hour period. The teams will cover each others on call commitments and back fill trauma lists / clinics when colleagues are on leave.
- Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
- Involve patients (and/or carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment.
- Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
Urgent and Emergency Care duties including out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.
On-call duties are currently shared with 12 other colleagues on a 1:12 basis currently assessed as 1 PA.
Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.
Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered.
Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
The main duties of the post will include:
Treatment of hand and wrist conditions. This will include both elective and trauma conditions.
Successful candidate will be expected to take on complex wrist fracture referrals from other colleagues and continue on going care.
Delivery of care will be in the out-patient, theatre and ward based setting
Outpatients will be both elective and fracture clinics
- Successful candidate will work in a trauma-team over a regular specified 36 hour period. The teams will cover each others on call commitments and back fill trauma lists / clinics when colleagues are on leave.
- Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
- Involve patients (and/or carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment.
- Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
Urgent and Emergency Care duties including out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.
On-call duties are currently shared with 12 other colleagues on a 1:12 basis currently assessed as 1 PA.
Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.
Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- FRCS (Tr & Orth)
- CCT recognition or within 6 months of gaining entry onto the Specialist Register
Desirable
- Medical School Prizes
- Audit or Case Presentations
- Teaching qualification/ prize
Experience
Essential
- Wide range of experience in orthopaedics
- ATLS provider
- Fully accredited by college and acceptable to college representative
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of an Orthopaedic Service
- To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Orthopaedic Service
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
- Equivalent two years within orthopaedics dealing with Hand and wrist and Upper limb
- Logbook evidence of high volume general trauma as well as complex wrist trauma.
- Upper limb with Hand and wrist Fellowship
- Able to treat complex wrist fractures surgically
Desirable
- Extensive Elective Experience in complex hand/wrist upper limb conditions
- In depth experience in managing all facets upper limb trauma
- Emphasis on Wrist Trauma, but also Shoulder and Elbow trauma as well as simple emergent general orthopaedic trauma, Hip fractures, long bone fractures, initial management of fractures dislocations of other joints.
- Management & leadership experience
- Evidence of involvement in teaching and training in Upper limb surgery
- Interest in developing improving trauma and elective pathways
- Evidence of personal contribution to service
- development in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
- Computer literate
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
- Experience of working as a consultant, locum consultant is desirable.
GMC Registration
Essential
- Please state GMC number
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- FRCS (Tr & Orth)
- CCT recognition or within 6 months of gaining entry onto the Specialist Register
Desirable
- Medical School Prizes
- Audit or Case Presentations
- Teaching qualification/ prize
Experience
Essential
- Wide range of experience in orthopaedics
- ATLS provider
- Fully accredited by college and acceptable to college representative
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of an Orthopaedic Service
- To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Orthopaedic Service
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
- Equivalent two years within orthopaedics dealing with Hand and wrist and Upper limb
- Logbook evidence of high volume general trauma as well as complex wrist trauma.
- Upper limb with Hand and wrist Fellowship
- Able to treat complex wrist fractures surgically
Desirable
- Extensive Elective Experience in complex hand/wrist upper limb conditions
- In depth experience in managing all facets upper limb trauma
- Emphasis on Wrist Trauma, but also Shoulder and Elbow trauma as well as simple emergent general orthopaedic trauma, Hip fractures, long bone fractures, initial management of fractures dislocations of other joints.
- Management & leadership experience
- Evidence of involvement in teaching and training in Upper limb surgery
- Interest in developing improving trauma and elective pathways
- Evidence of personal contribution to service
- development in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
- Computer literate
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
- Experience of working as a consultant, locum consultant is desirable.
GMC Registration
Essential
- Please state GMC number
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
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).
