Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Upper Limb (Hand & Wrist Surgery)

Job responsibilities

A consultant has continuing clinical and professional responsibility for patients admitted under his or her care of, (for consultant in public health medicine) for a local population. It is also the duty of a consultant to:

• Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition
• Involve patients (and/or carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment
• Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to
• Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Dental Council (GDC) (Dental consultants only)

A consultant is responsible for carrying out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in their Job Plan such as:

• The keeping of records and the provision of reports
• The proper delegation of tasks
• Maintaining skills and knowledge

Management Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate ability to lead and manage people
• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving
• Able to maximise opportunities due to change
• Proven organisational skills Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Basic skills in clinical audit Appreciation of benefits of clinical audit in improving clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines

Desirable

• Post graduate Management, Leadership or Education qualification
• Managing junior staff
• Computer skills

Special Interest Experience

Essential

• Equivalent two years within orthopaedics dealing with orthopaedic upper limb surgery
• Completion of a minimum of a total of 12 month fellowship post in upper limb surgery

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with hand and wrist problems

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic medical degree
• Full registration with GMC and license to practice
• Permission to work in the UK
• FRCS Trauma & Ortho
• On the GMC specialist register or within six months of being admitted to the register if currently in a training programme within the UK, i.e. within six months of expected CCT date at the date of AAC

Desirable

• Specialist qualifications (Diploma/MSc/MD/PhD) related to subspecialist service

Experience within Specialty

Essential

• Wide and significant experience in Orthopeadics
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining a UK CCT in Orthopaedic
• Valid ATLS certificate

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with upper limb trauma

Research/Publications

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of research methodology
• Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications

Desirable

• Academic work related to nerve injuries and upper limb trauma

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of the current UK health care system and the need to develop the service in line with Government policy

Additional

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Can work on own initiative and recognise own limitations
• Ability to have strategic thinking
• Decisive and flexible

Desirable

• Experience in organising and running educational 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.

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).