Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics: Shoulder & Elbow Surgery

Job summary

We are looking for a Consultant to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics team in Aneurin Bevan.

The successful applicant will work as part of the Orthopaedic team and may be required to work at a number of sites within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to assist with the provision of a comprehensive trauma and orthopaedic service to a catchment population of over 550,000.

The Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics sits within the Scheduled Care Division of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and is committed to developing a modern, evidence based, multi-disciplinary focused service for the residents of Gwent. The post provides an excellent opportunity to join an established team committed to improving services within Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans

To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

• To delivery elective and fracture outpatient services
• To deliver specialist elbow and shoulder treatment pathway
• To support the trauma service as a dedicated team member
• To participate in the dedicated consultant lead on-call trauma service
• To support the department to work towards Welsh Government treatment guidelines for treatment and outpatient pathways as part of the post Covid recover.
• Interface with nurse specialists, wider team, patients and families
• Special interest activities to become an integral member of the complex elbow team

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.