Consultant in Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgery

Consultant in Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgery

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is seeking to recruit two Consultant Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgeons to increase capacity and improve delivery of high quality surgery to patients referred from General Practitioners, Triage services and other Secondary or Tertiary care providers. The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has been designated as a Major Revision Centre (MRC) in the reconfiguration of revision arthroplasty services and is therefore looking for two members to join the team. One post will have a specific remit to help build the revision knee service and we would be delighted to consider existing revision knee consultants who wish to relocate to an MRC or a highly motivated fellowship trained individual who is looking to build a complex revision practice. The second post holder would be experienced in complex hip and knee revision surgery and would complement the experience of the current team delivering primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. You would join the Arthroplasty group within the Large Joints department. The current team comprises 11 colleagues with 3 having a particular interest in the management of Young Adult Hip conditions.

The individual appointed to the post will have completed orthopaedic training, and have completed or be undertaking a training Fellowship in Lower Limb Arthroplasty surgery. Flexible and less than full-time working can be accommodated.

Main duties of the job

The job plan is based upon 10 PA's initially.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate would undertake 2 all day, (2.5 PA) theatre lists per week, with a further 2 out-patient clinics (2 PA). There is a fixed MDT (0.5 PA). The Trust currently offers 1.5 PA for supporting professional activities to cover mandatory training, CPD, preparation for appraisal, attendance at audit etc.

A further 1 SPA is offered in recognition of other SPA activities that support improvement in patient care, service delivery and efficiency, or other activities as specified in the job planning policy. This can be agreed at any time although it is anticipated the candidate would be unlikely to take a lead role within the first 6 months of starting. Alternatively Direct Clinical Care can be increased to 8.5 PA's with 1.5 PA's for core SPA. There is significant scope for flexibility within the Job-planning process. Some flexibility on operating theatres and/or days would be expected but most clinics will be on a fixed day.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Job responsibilities

A flexible approach to working with colleagues and other members of the Multidisciplinary team is expected to ensure maximal efficiency within the department.

Person Specification

Registration

• Full GMC Registration
• 1 year of Arthroplasty Fellowship training

Knowledge

• Orthopaedic Lower Limb Arthroplasty surgical experience at middle grade level to include at least 6 months hip and/or knee experience at Fellowship level

Personal Qualities

• Commitment to working flexibly to deliver outstanding patient care and contribute to developing the service

Knowledge

• Evidence of clear commitment to delivering high quality patient care including attendance and contribution to speciality meetings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum Pro-rata if part time

Reference number

303-6792518

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust