Locum Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatrics

Job summary

Job title: Locum Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatrics

Full Time

Base: Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospital

Fixed Term Contract for until 31st March 2025

This post is not recognised for training

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide active peri-operative medical care to the patients with femoral fracture, under the supervision of the Orthogeriatrics Consultant at University Grange Hospital. Facilitation of post-surgical multidisciplinary rehabilitation and active discharge planning will be the key responsibility of the post holder at step-down service at Royal Gwent Hospital and Nevill Hall Hospital.

The Orthogeriatric service within the Trauma and Orthopaedic department, is based at Royal Gwent Hospital / Nevill Hall Hospital with liaison service at University Grange Hospital. There are four Orthogeriatric consultants, four hip fracture nurses, 1 specialty registrar, 2 specialty doctors, 3 senior clinical fellows, 2 foundation doctors and 3 GP trainees within the Orthogeriatric teams across the two step-down sites.

The post holder will work under the supervision of Orthogeriatric consultants at Royal Gwent Hospital/Nevill Hall Hospital and provide support to consultant ward round at University Grange Hospital on a rotational basis.

The Trauma and Orthopaedic unit is a busy unit at Grange University Hospital and there are approximately 800 femoral fracture patients are admitted each year. These patients are step-downed 2 days after femoral fracture surgery, to the local general hospitals including Royal Gwent Hospital and Nevil Hall Hospital.

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.

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