Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 435-MQ20-25
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Blackburn
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (with interest in Upper Limb)
Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a full time, substantive Consultant with an interest in Upper Limb surgery (balance of which can be negotiated but must include hand and wrist) to work within the Trauma and Orthopaedic department.
We welcome applications from candidates across the full spectrum of experience, from those who have recently completed training to those who have well-established careers. Subspeciality experience in Upper Limb surgery is required as well as experience in general trauma.
Main duties of the job
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (with interest in Upper Limb)
THE POST
We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a sub-speciality interest in upper limb, specifically hand and wrist. The Consultant must be fellowship trained and comfortable dealing with all aspects of orthopaedics and trauma. We expect this person to help
deliver and network the orthopaedic service within Lancashire. The successful applicant will complement the team of established consultants and wider MDT within the directorate. The post is subject to the Trust’s terms and conditions of service. The post will have sessions at both
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Consultants participate in the trauma rota which is currently 1 in 8. Due to the trauma workload the Trust operates a system of a first and second on-call Consultant for Orthopaedic trauma. Fracture clinics are undertaken at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
Working for our organisation
Services are provided from our two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. They are also provided from our community sites at Pendle Community Hospital, Accrington Health Centre, Clitheroe Community Hospital and Rossendale Health Centre.
The Emergency Department at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and is a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma Network working closely with the Trauma Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The department provides a general Orthopaedic and acute trauma service to the population of East Lancashire. The trauma service is Consultant led with 2 all day trauma lists in the week and one all day at weekends. There are 2 Consultants on call daily and the first on call admits the patients under their care. All the Consultants provide a general Orthopaedic service and in addition they have a subspecialty interest. There are excellent links with teaching units within the North West region.
Operative facilities are provided in 8 laminar flow theatres across the Trust with 5 at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and 3 at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. A comprehensive range of trauma and elective instrumentation is held and regularly updated. Outpatient clinics are based at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. Peripheral Orthopaedic clinics are held in Rossendale, Pendle, Clitheroe and Accrington.
The unit is supported by a full range of radiology and pathology services. There are MR facilities on both sites.
The post holder will have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff who work with them. They will devote time to this activity on a regular basis and may be named as a point of contact for educational supervision, appraisal and career advice. The post holder will also be responsible for supervising the education of medical students attached to the department.
The post holder will be expected to keep up to date with developments within the specialty by attending appropriate conferences and study courses. Study leave and expenses are processed by the Post Graduate team.
Person specification
ATTAINMENTS
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC & a licence to practise
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register or due admission within 6 months
- FRCS (Tr+Orth) or equivalent accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- Evidence of recent publications/ research
TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Recognised higher professional training
- Sub-specialty interest in upper limb and hand surgery
- Training in general trauma surgery (Adult & Paediatric)
Desirable criteria
- ATLS
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Specialist Registrar or equivalent grade experience in Orthopaedic surgery leading to CCT or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated teaching to junior staff and non-medical staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to fully integrate within the Orthopaedic unit and develop own specialist interest that complements the existing skills/interests of the directorate
- Able to communicate with and motivate colleagues both medical and nonmedical
- Able to communicate with and motivate colleagues both medical and nonmedical
- Ability to lead a team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance on managerial course
- Involvement in Management or Administration
- Previous evidence of leadership roles
- Proven track record in education at undergraduate and postgraduate leve
- Evidence of Quality improvement projects
CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Willing to reside within 10 miles/30 minutes drive of the trauma centre (Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital)
- Access to private transport
- Must be able to attend work in specified period when oncall
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Kevin Sharpe
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Telephone number
- 01254 734340
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