Job summary
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) have a rare and exciting opportunity within our Sarcoma service to appoint one full time substantive Consultant surgeon.
As part of the London Sarcoma Service you will work collaboratively within a highly specialist multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive care and highly specialised surgical management of both bone and soft tissue sarcomas. In addition you will undertake audit, research and quality improvement work to ensure a robust evidence base for surgical procedures.
We are looking for an applicant who works well within a team and has the relevant experience in both the management of sarcoma, massive endoprostheses and metastatic disease. You will also have good communication skills and experience in multidisciplinary team working.
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the largest sarcoma services in Europe which aims to enable a sustainable service which is well governed, prioritises patient experience and focuses on patient outcomes and research.
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold a full License to Practise and be on the specialist register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.
Provisional interview date: 20th December 2023
Main duties of the job
The appointee will:
- Be on a full time 10 PA job plan, there will be 7.5 Direct Clinical Care Programmed Activities sessions and 2.5 Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA). These will comprise of ward rounds, theatre sessions, planning meetings, procedures, MDTs outpatient clinic appointments and patient related administration.
- Provide in-patient and out-patient medical, surgical and rehabilitation care to patients.
- The unit has a commitment to uphold our teaching element. The appointed consultant will play their full part in continuing and extending teaching within the unit
The new Consultant is expected to have a varied range of clinical interests to compliment the skills of the existing consultant team in the department, the development of which will be supported.
About us
The unit aims to provide a tertiary service for patients with complex problems of the hip and knee which cannot be provided elsewhere. It will see patients with adverse or poor outcomes from elsewhere and offer a safe haven for disappointed patients. However by maintaining a routine orthopaedic practice for the local population, the surgeons will continue to provide excellent training for the surgeons of tomorrow.
The division also works with the bone infection service and operates in collaboration with the Royal Free microbiology/infectious diseases department. With a weekly MDT and consultant microbiology support on a daily basis.
There is a close working relationship between the specialist hip and knee unit, limb reconstruction and spinal Orthopaedic surgeons and infectious diseases physicians' coordinating the medical aspects of care. This service is dedicated to the investigation and treatment of patients with all aspects of bone and joint infection.
Professor Hart has established the metal on metal service, which aims to better understand the mechanism of failure of metal-on-metal hip replacements. This MDT has a multidisciplinary approach with consultants from the specialist hip and knee unit, arthroplasty practitioner team and radiology present and will discuss patients from the RNOH but will also discuss patients at the request of colleagues nationally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of sarcoma and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to the orthopaedic oncology unit
- The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the weekly MDT and monthly meetings. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department, including cover for colleagues annual leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.
- Have an interest in developing and leading the metastatic disease service.
- The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.
- The postholder will be expected to engage in continuing professional development.
- A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer prior to the commencement date of the appointment.
- The job plan shall be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external.
- It shall also include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
- The postholder will participate in the sarcoma on-call rota, currently a 1 in 6 frequency.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of sarcoma and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to the orthopaedic oncology unit
- The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the weekly MDT and monthly meetings. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department, including cover for colleagues annual leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.
- Have an interest in developing and leading the metastatic disease service.
- The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.
- The postholder will be expected to engage in continuing professional development.
- A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer prior to the commencement date of the appointment.
- The job plan shall be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external.
- It shall also include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
- The postholder will participate in the sarcoma on-call rota, currently a 1 in 6 frequency.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via -CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT / CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview -CESR or -European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher - orthopaedic surgery qualification.
Desirable
- Success in an Intercollegiate speciality examination or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant speciality
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within speciality
- Experience of supporting patients with suspected and diagnosed cancer
- Experience of bone and soft tissue tumour surgery
- Experience in lower limb joint reconstruction of the hip and knees
Desirable
- Undertaken a Sarcoma Fellowship
- Undertaken a Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship
- Knowledge of NHS Cancer Plan, The role of Cancer Networks and NHS Modernisation Agenda
Management and Administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to advise on the efficient and safe running of a specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating schedules
Desirable
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising trainees
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduate students
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Publications in referred journals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via -CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT / CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview -CESR or -European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher - orthopaedic surgery qualification.
Desirable
- Success in an Intercollegiate speciality examination or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant speciality
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within speciality
- Experience of supporting patients with suspected and diagnosed cancer
- Experience of bone and soft tissue tumour surgery
- Experience in lower limb joint reconstruction of the hip and knees
Desirable
- Undertaken a Sarcoma Fellowship
- Undertaken a Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship
- Knowledge of NHS Cancer Plan, The role of Cancer Networks and NHS Modernisation Agenda
Management and Administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to advise on the efficient and safe running of a specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating schedules
Desirable
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising trainees
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduate students
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Publications in referred journals
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).
