Trust Doctor/Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trauma & Related Services department at Leeds General Infirmary is internationally renowned for treatment and research and offers the highest levels of service, and access to world class treatment in Trauma & Orthopaedics, Plastic and reconstructive surgery and rheumatology. It is also home to the Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (LMBRU).

The substantive post holder will work solely at Leeds General Infirmary for both daytime and out of hours work.

Whilst working out of hours you will work with three other tiers of junior staff to provide the acute trauma service.

You will be the first contact for the Emergency Department referrals and the admissions unit. You will also be required to support the Foundation Year doctors in the management of inpatients.

Excellent training opportunities are available in clinic and theatre as well as a vast exposure to acute trauma.

There will be research opportunities within the job plan for those wishing to pursue it.

The trauma service is based in the Leeds General Infirmary, providing specialist services such as spinal injuries, open fractures, post injury limb reconstruction and complex fracture work.

The Trauma service has four dedicated wards plus one paediatric ward including two paediatric HDU beds, a six bedded HDU shared with plastic surgery, and two spinal wards shared with Neurosurgery. There are three dedicated trauma theatres providing a 24 hr seven day service, one dedicated spine and reconstructive trauma theatre, and three dedicated paediatric orthopaedic theatre sessions per week in addition to paediatric trauma lists.

There is also a dedicated orthopaedic outpatient and fracture clinic with supporting radiology facilities.

General elective orthopaedic services are provided from two sites in Leeds with Hand surgery, spine surgery and paediatric orthopaedic provided at Leeds General Infirmary.

The remainder of adult elective orthopaedic care is provided at Chapel Allerton Hospital in a dedicated facility which was designed to provide excellent, comprehensive and rapid recovery services for complex and revision lower limb, upper limb and foot and ankle surgery

MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT

Trauma and Orthopaedic department of surgery is a large unit contributing to both service delivery and academic research. There are 30 Consultants including a Professor of Trauma surgery and all main branches of Trauma and Orthopaedics Surgery are represented. The department consists of:

32 substantive Consultants & Locums

9 ST6+ level

9 ST3 level

1 National Spine Fellow & 1 National Hand Fellow

7 Clinical/Research Fellows/(Trust Doctors)

2 CT1/2 level Deanery posts / 5 Trust posts

4 FY2 Doctors

8 FY1 Doctors

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• GMC registration with licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• 4 Months Orthopaedic experience at FY or CT or equivalent
• Experience of UK Healthcare system
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• 6 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to provide complete details of employment history

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)