Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Upper Limb & Shoulder Surgery)

Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Upper Limb & Shoulder Surgery)

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Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Upper Limb & Shoulder Surgery)

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Job Overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a full-time consultant in Trauma & orthopaedics who will be predominantly based at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford with responsibilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), Shrewsbury.

Job Overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a full-time consultant in Trauma & orthopaedics who will be predominantly based at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford with responsibilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), Shrewsbury.

The appointee will join an existing team of full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons based at PRH and provide a specialty surgical service for patients with Hand, Elbow & Shoulder problems. The appointee will also participate in a 1 : 8 on call emergency rota for patients with Musculo-skeletal trauma. The needs of the service may necessitate a change to a 1 : 10 on call rota in the future.

Main Clinical Duties Include

• To provide a specialty surgical service for adult patients with upper limb disorders requiring surgery.
• To participate in a 1 : 8 on call emergency rota for adults and paediatric patients with musculo-skeletal trauma which include weekends. The Trust has specialist spinal and paediatric links with Oswestry and Stoke.
• To be involved in teaching of medical staff and medical students from Keele University.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for your organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include : Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a Full-time Contract, The Job Plan Will Be Divided On Average Per Week (pro-rata For a Part Time Post) As

The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.

Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.

In line with HTP and the trusts long terms plans trauma service will be reconfigured to one site, job plans will be subject to change when trauma is reconfigured to the RSH site, this will all be done with consultation and consideration of the individual consultants.

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