Job summary
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has a rare and exciting opportunity within our Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour service to appoint a full-time substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
The RNOH Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service and UCLH comprise the London Sarcoma Service (LSS), providing sarcoma care to a population of over 20 million and regarded as the largest such service in Europe. The successful applicant will work collaboratively within the LSS multidisciplinary team to provide highly specialised surgical care to patients of all ages with musculoskeletal tumours, including primary and metastatic bone tumours and soft tissue sarcomas. There may be an opportunity to pursue primary and revision arthroplasty. In addition, the successful applicant will undertake audit and quality improvement work to develop the service. There are opportunities to develop research and teaching initiatives with UCL and other academic partners.
We are looking for applicants who have relevant experience including relevant Fellowship training, good communication and team working skills and experience in multidisciplinary team working. A successful applicant will be enthusiastic and able to contribute to the further development of the service.
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold a full License to Practice and be on the specialist register, or within six months of attaining CCT or equivalent at interview stage.
Interview date: 17th October 2024
Main duties of the job
The appointee will:
- Be appointed to a full time 10 PA job plan, with activities including ward rounds, theatre and clinic sessions, planning meetings, MDTs and patient related administration.
- Provide in-patient and out-patient medical, surgical and rehabilitation care.
- Contribute to audit, teaching, research and service development
- Have clinical interests which complement those of the existing consultant team, for example in developing a service for patients with metastatic bone disease. An interest in arthroplasty may be possible for appropriately trained candidates.
- Work with some flexibility to accommodate patients who are urgent or require procedures involving other surgeons or in other hospitals.
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
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will be expected to maintain high clinical standards and undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility related to the care of patients in the Service, including attendance at weekly and monthly MDT meetings and cover for colleagues on leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.
- The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in managing their team and the wider service. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as agreed and subject to job planning review.
The postholder will have access to a computer and shared office space with another Consultant/Senior Manager. Secretarial and clerical support to provide diary management, telephone enquiries/theatre scheduling is shared amongst the consultant body with a designated secretary and scheduler for each consultant.
- The postholder 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 starting. Job plans cover all aspects of professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, and external responsibilities. The job plan will be reviewed after six months and thereafter annually.
- The postholder will participate in the Service on-call rota, currently a 1 in 6 frequency.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will be expected to maintain high clinical standards and undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility related to the care of patients in the Service, including attendance at weekly and monthly MDT meetings and cover for colleagues on leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.
- The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in managing their team and the wider service. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as agreed and subject to job planning review.
The postholder will have access to a computer and shared office space with another Consultant/Senior Manager. Secretarial and clerical support to provide diary management, telephone enquiries/theatre scheduling is shared amongst the consultant body with a designated secretary and scheduler for each consultant.
- The postholder 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 starting. Job plans cover all aspects of professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, and external responsibilities. The job plan will be reviewed after six months and thereafter annually.
- The postholder will participate in the Service 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).
