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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics- SPINAL
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Locum: 6 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (11 PA job plan with oncall)
Job ref
264-6426394-SUR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant in Spinal Service

Locum Consultant

Job overview

We are looking for a locum consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in Spine / locum Spinal surgeon for 6 months initially. There is the option to also partake in a 1 in 12 general trauma on call rota.

 

The Consultant will join a team of 12 other Consultant Surgeons, two of which have an interest in Spines, and will support the successful applicant, working in a collaborative manner. The job will include elective work and contributing to the development and supporting of the spinal service.

 

 

Main duties of the job

There will be six clinical PA’ sessions per week. The remaining sessions include ward rounds, teaching, audit, research and administration.

Currently, the on-call consists of a week day on call and weekend on call on 1:11 basis. The Consultant’s elective activity is reduced accordingly during the ‘on call’ week.

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
 

Kettering General Hospital  is a defence positive trust, supporting veterans, reservists, spouses & their families, and cadet armed forces volunteers, utilising their unique skills and experiences within the hospital workforce. We provide exceptional support to our employees who serve as reservists, ensuring they can balance their civilian and military responsibilities effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a member of the East Midlands Spinal Network with a close working relationship with University of Leicester Spinal Unit. We expect that the long term job plans will involve some combined working between Leicester and Kettering. Funding is in place for 2 posts and discussions are ongoing with Leicester to create Job plans and these jobs are interim in the meantime.

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • FRCS qualification or equivalent
  • CESR qualification
  • Neurosurgery and/or Trauma & Orthopaedic specialist training programme in the last 18 months
  • MRCS
Desirable criteria
  • 18 month's clinical experience in Orthopaedics at SpR level or above
  • Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands as a DGH based Consultant
  • Evidence of understanding the importance of GMC good medical practice, appraisal, and revalidatation
  • Commitment to own continued professional development and that of others
  • Evidence of undertaking research and audit activities
  • Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Shyamsundar
Job title
Clinical Director For Trauma & Orthopaedics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492826
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