Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 12 sessions per week (12 PAs)
- Job ref
- 409-6283092-A
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whiston Hospital
- Town
- Prescot
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum pro rata (MC75)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
This post is for a Specialty Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics. This is a 12 Months Fixed Term Post We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Specialty Doctor to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, forward-thinking department compromising of 13 Consultants expanding to 18 in the summer of 2024. The appointment will be an essential member of the team.
The department offers excellent training and development opportunities and the post holder is expected to support the elective and trauma demand. We will also expect the new appointee to make significant contributions to our trauma workload.
Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Main duties of the job
The job plan is based on a 10 PA with on call commitments and the successful candidate will be working mostly with their allocated consultant(s). This translates to supporting the consultant’s PA’s including trauma, fracture clinics, general clinics, theatre sessions and ward rounds and there is time set aside for research, study, and administration. The job plan may be adjusted upon depending on the service requirements.
The post is offered on the basis that the successful applicant will work flexibly and as part of their routine duties will, with appropriate notice, undertake extended days, evening work and weekend work in line with EWTD.
Direct Clinical Care will include the following:
- Outpatient Clinics
- Operating Sessions
- Clinical Administration / Ward Rounds
Supporting Activities
- Audit
- CPD
- Teachin
The principles of the PA job plan will consist of:
- DCC
- SPA
- Admin Session
- Part of the trauma rota
- Weekend and evening elective commitments
- Part of the 2nd on call rota (Non-resident
Such activities should take place on site and continued payment for such activities (which are considered essential for relicensing) is dependent on the successful applicant(s) providing proof that the time allocated for such activities has been used to undertake said activities.
The exact amount of time spent on such activities each week will vary with service demands.
Working for our organisation
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To adhere to the NHS Constitution and its principles and values. You must be aware of your Duty of Candour which means that you must be open and honest during your employment and if you see something wrong, you must raise it. You must read the NHS Constitution in full and can download this from the Trusts intranet site or the www.gov.uk website. Hard copies are available from the HR Department on request.
Managerial accountability is to the Clinical Director.
Clinical & Professional Responsibilities
It is a requirement of the post that post-holders comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration / licensing and participate in a formal CPD programme.
The post-holders must also participate in regular medical audit and in annual appraisal and job planning with the Clinical Director or one of the other qualified appraisers within the Trust.
The post holder will have access to the trust mentoring scheme, and this has been developed in line with the NHS North West Mentoring Scheme network. Newly qualified consultants will have access to mentoring from existing senior clinicians across the hospital.
Managerial accountability is to the Clinical Director.
Administrative Responsibilities
The hospital has a clearly defined programme of medical audit to which the appointee will be expected to contribute. All specialities spend one half day per month on audit and clinical governance. This occurs at the same time for all specialties, allowing an exchange of views between specialties and encourages multi-disciplinary audit. Audit occurs on a different half day each month, rotating from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon.
The hospital has a weekly grand round held in the Postgraduate Centre on Tuesday lunchtime. All disciplines take part on a rotational basis. The Centre has a purpose built lecture theatre, 3 seminar rooms and a library, including electronic databases and internet access. There is a varied programme of lectures and seminars and sub-specialty educational meetings.
The Trust has for decades been one of the three major providers of clinical training for undergraduate medical students from the University of Liverpool.
Teaching & Training Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be appointed a mentor. The substantive post holder will be expected to act as clinical/educational supervisor for one or more trainees. The trainees will usually be at FY2, ST1 or ST2 level.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities and requirements essential for this role please refer to the ‘supporting documents’ heading and review the job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including a proposed job plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate thesis
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Two years' experience of a broad range of medical/surgical specialties
- Two years' experience of Trauma & Orthopaedics as a Specialty Trainee or has equivalent experience and competencies
- Experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics Upper and Lower Limb
- Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
Desirable criteria
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Experience in audit management
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within speciality
- Experience or ability to contribute to the efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Experience or ability to organise and manage clinical priorities and deliverance of prioritised activity
- Experience or ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Other
Desirable criteria
- Publications in referred journals
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 N Emms
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 290 4234
- Additional information
Mr Craig Downes, Directorate Manager Telephone No 0151 430 1329
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