Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics with special interest in Lower Limb

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Teaching Trust (including Watford General, Hemel Hempstead General and St Albans City Hospitals) is welcoming applicants for an Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon with a specialist interest in Lower Limb Surgery.

This is an exciting appointment to join a team of 17 Consultants to allow us to continue providing our patients the best elective and trauma care we can. This post is a 10 PA contract with view of increasing this with additional sessions if required.

The successful consultant will be part of a team of 17 consultants for the provision of an emergency trauma and elective orthopaedic service and contribute to the supervision and training of the Basic and Higher Surgical Trainees within the department.

The on-call Rota will be 1 in 8 for weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and 1 in 12 for weekends (Friday through Sunday).

You will be expected to assist the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust to achieve their commitments to the National Plan for modernization of the NHS, including achieving the 18 week patient pathway.Interview date: 23rd November

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to fully contribute to the administrative, teaching and research activities within the department. All consultants represent the department on various committees within the trust as well as taking responsibility for particular delegated areas according to their interests and availability. The Clinical Director is responsible for delegating these responsibilities.

This post is a replacement post and will have a middle-grade post attached to it. All Consultants take responsibility for the teaching of Specialist Registrars, and these rotate through the specialities they require for their training.

The appointee will contribute to the teaching of medical students and trainee doctors and to participate in weekly postgraduate meetings of the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department as well as audit, governance and training meetings.

Visits are encouraged and can be arranged through Mr Ben Rudge, Clinical Director via Benjamin.Rudge2@nhs.net

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

The trust has recently gained 'teaching hospital' status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We have recently opened a multi-storey car park at Watford General Hospital.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

We strive to live by our Commitment, Care and Quality values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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