Job summary
Location: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Contract: Fixed Term Contract approx. 9 months - Locum Hand Consultant - Full Time (10 PA)
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, would like to appoint a Locum Orthopaedic Hand/Upper Limb Consultant Surgeon to join a dynamic team of consultant Upper Limb surgeons.
We have created this post in the hand and upper limb team for a fixed term locum consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in hand surgery to assist the service with elective recovery and meeting the national RTT targets. The appointee will be expected to work flexibly within the hand and upper limb team and participate in the multi-disciplinary team in the management of patients with complex orthopaedic problems. They will be expected to participate in the on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a new full time (10 PA) locum consultant to join our existing enthusiastic and experienced team of hand and upper limb surgeons.
The upper limb team is involved in many innovative initiatives to enhance the provision of hand and upper limb surgery and to continue to work closely with academic colleagues to build the evidence base for orthopaedic procedures.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive university hospital environment. The service is closely aligned with the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal sciences at the University of Oxford, with many opportunities for collaboration.
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
All applications must be on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact:
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached to the advertisement for a summary of the role and an indicative job plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached to the advertisement for a summary of the role and an indicative job plan.
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent
- General training in Orthopaedics including Hip & Knee
- 12 months Fellowship in Knee
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR within six months of achieving CCT at time of interview
Experience
Essential
- General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery to specialist level or equivalent
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a multidisciplinary team.
- Basic IT skills
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
- Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
- Experience as tutor/clinical supervisor to students/junior medical staff
- Peer reviewed publications Research grants
- Access to transport
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent
- General training in Orthopaedics including Hip & Knee
- 12 months Fellowship in Knee
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR within six months of achieving CCT at time of interview
Experience
Essential
- General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery to specialist level or equivalent
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a multidisciplinary team.
- Basic IT skills
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
- Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
- Experience as tutor/clinical supervisor to students/junior medical staff
- Peer reviewed publications Research grants
- Access to transport
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).
