Job summary
The Royal London Hospital is a busy level 1 trauma centre, and is the base for London's Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). Consequently, it receives a large volume of multiply injured patients, with high-energy orthopaedic injuries. It is therefore uniquely placed to provide education and experience in the management of polytrauma and paediatric trauma patients. The department also has specialists in all Orthopaedic subspecialties, including spinal surgery and children's orthopaedics The duties of the post holder will include the ward management of elective and emergency inpatients during their hospital admission, assisting with surgery and reviewing patients in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the consultant. When on-call, the post holder will be expected to manage referred and admitted patients in a team.
A weekly timetable, outlining specific duties, will be developed with the successful applicant depending on individual experience and training needs. The timetable will include on-call duties, protected teaching time, outpatient clinics, ward responsibilities and time spent in both elective and trauma operating theatres. To maintain an on-call commitment for the post holder, they will be part of the on-call rota at Newham at consultant grade.
Main duties of the job
Duties will be split between upper limb elective and trauma clinics and operating lists at the Royal London Hospital site and Barts Orthopaedic Surgical Centre (BHOC) at Newham. These clinics and lists will have in part a service commitment but also learning opportunities and the ability to evolve the successful candidates operative and decision making skills. There will be the opportunity to participate in supervised operating lists, parallel run lists and also conduct upper limb surgery unsupervised with appropriately selected cases. The post-holder will gain experience in the management of complex upper limb and multiply injured patients at one of Europe's leading and busiest Trauma Centres.Supervision of the post is lead by Mr L Di Mascio, however time is spent with all upper limb consultants from the Royal London and Newham to maximise development and scope of practice. All areas of elective and traumatic shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery provided.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
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Kindly be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
Please view the attachment below
Kindly be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Higher Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS(Orth) or equivalent
- GMC registration
- Evidence of prior experience and training in paediatric orthopaedics
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- post CCT or equivalent
Knowledge/Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub speciality
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on range of elective & emergency problems within specialty
Desirable
- ATLS instructor
- Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Training Expected/Management/Audit Experience
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Audit experience
- Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of a specialist service and to organise & manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting & operating lists
- Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical & operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Academic Achievements/Research/Publications
Essential
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
- Publications in indexed journals
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Skills
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Team, interpersonal & communication skills
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
Personal qualities
Essential
- Self motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
- Reliable work record
Person Specification
Qualifications/Higher Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS(Orth) or equivalent
- GMC registration
- Evidence of prior experience and training in paediatric orthopaedics
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- post CCT or equivalent
Knowledge/Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub speciality
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on range of elective & emergency problems within specialty
Desirable
- ATLS instructor
- Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Training Expected/Management/Audit Experience
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Audit experience
- Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of a specialist service and to organise & manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting & operating lists
- Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical & operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Academic Achievements/Research/Publications
Essential
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
- Publications in indexed journals
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Skills
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Team, interpersonal & communication skills
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
Personal qualities
Essential
- Self motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
- Reliable work record
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).
