Job summary
This is a middle-grade registrar level surgeon post. The successful candidate will work within the department of Trauma and Orthopaedic as part of the wider team. Initial period of contract is 12 months which could be extended depending on the candidate performance. The post-holder will be expected to conduct daily ward rounds and take part in regular out-patient clinics, elective and emergency surgery operating lists and administrative duties. They will be expected to be part of a 1:8 middle-grade on-call rota. We are keen to appoint this individual as soon as possible.
Please note, this post may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Main duties of the job
The Trauma and Orthopaedic department consists of in-patient activity on a 29-bedded ward, a high dependency unit with access to ITU beds and extensive day case surgery, both elective and emergency. The department treats in excess of 1800 emergency admissions, 1300 elective inpatients and 1900 day cases per annum. In addition the department sees about 5000 new outpatient referrals per year.The emergency workload supports a busy A&E department (68,000 attendances per year). The general surgical on-call rota is based solely at the Whittington. The Whittington Health operates a trauma team for dealing with emergency patients with serious or multiple injuries. This includes the general surgical, orthopaedic and anaesthetic SpRs, the surgical SHO and FY1 (all resident on call).
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC and licence to practice
- ALS
Desirable
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- Additional postgraduate qualification
Clinical Skills and experience
Essential
- 21 months post graduate anaesthesia
- 3 months adult ITU
- Initial assessment of competence in obstetric anaesthesia (IACOA), EPA 3 and 4, or equivalent
Desirable
- Core level training certificate or equivalent
- 3 to 6 months acute medicine / emergency medicine
- At least 1 year UK based post graduate anaesthetic practice
Communication skills
Essential
Generic Professional Domains
Essential
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of regular engagement with QI or audit work
Desirable
- Evidence of work towards the generic professional domains of the 2021 curriculum for CCT in anaesthesia at stage 1
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC and licence to practice
- ALS
Desirable
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- Additional postgraduate qualification
Clinical Skills and experience
Essential
- 21 months post graduate anaesthesia
- 3 months adult ITU
- Initial assessment of competence in obstetric anaesthesia (IACOA), EPA 3 and 4, or equivalent
Desirable
- Core level training certificate or equivalent
- 3 to 6 months acute medicine / emergency medicine
- At least 1 year UK based post graduate anaesthetic practice
Communication skills
Essential
Generic Professional Domains
Essential
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of regular engagement with QI or audit work
Desirable
- Evidence of work towards the generic professional domains of the 2021 curriculum for CCT in anaesthesia at stage 1
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
