Job summary
The post comprises two full-time Consultants in Trauma and Orthopaedics. On-calls will be based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital site.
The Department requires an individual with a special interest and experience in fragility fracture management, including perioperative care of elderly trauma patients, multidisciplinary coordination, and orthogeriatric collaboration.
We reserve the right to close the jobearlier than the closing date due to high number of applicants.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties
- Contribute to the delivery of trauma services across the Trust, with a sub-specialty focus on fragility fractures (especially hip fractures and osteoporotic injuries)
- Collaborate with the ortho-geriatric team to provide integrated, multidisciplinary care pathways for frail elderly trauma patients
- Participate in service development initiatives, including local implementation of BOAST and GIRFT recommendations
Training Duties
- Provide teaching and supervision to junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams
- Contribute to undergraduate medical education and orthopaedic training programmes
- Participate in Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance activities related to fragility fracture outcome
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Contribute to the delivery of trauma services across the Trust, with a sub-specialty focus on fragility fractures (especially hip fractures and osteoporotic injuries)
- Collaborate with the ortho-geriatric team to provide integrated, multidisciplinary care pathways for frail elderly trauma patients
- Participate in service development initiatives, including local implementation of BOAST and GIRFT recommendations
Training Duties
- Provide teaching and supervision to junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams
- Contribute to undergraduate medical education and orthopaedic training programmes
- Participate in Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance activities related to fragility fracture outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Contribute to the delivery of trauma services across the Trust, with a sub-specialty focus on fragility fractures (especially hip fractures and osteoporotic injuries)
- Collaborate with the ortho-geriatric team to provide integrated, multidisciplinary care pathways for frail elderly trauma patients
- Participate in service development initiatives, including local implementation of BOAST and GIRFT recommendations
Training Duties
- Provide teaching and supervision to junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams
- Contribute to undergraduate medical education and orthopaedic training programmes
- Participate in Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance activities related to fragility fracture outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice.
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent - ATLS/ETC.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics or within 6 months of interview.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- ATLS/ETC Instructor.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong team player.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commitment to service development.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of current NHS reforms impacting trauma services.
- Ability to return on-call within 30 minutes.
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in trauma and elective orthopaedics.
- Experience in management of fragility fractures with validated logbook evidence.
- Ability to organise and prioritise trauma workload.
- Knowledge of national standards for fragility fractures (BOAST, NHFD).
- Experience teaching undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Understanding of fragility fracture outcomes and quality metrics.
- Ability to apply evidence to practice.
Desirable
- Fellowship training in arthroplasty, hip fracture surgery, or ortho-geriatric collaboration.
- Experience in service improvement projects in fragility fracture pathways.
- Formal teaching qualifications.
- Publications in fragility fracture or elderly trauma care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice.
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent - ATLS/ETC.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics or within 6 months of interview.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- ATLS/ETC Instructor.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Strong team player.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commitment to service development.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of current NHS reforms impacting trauma services.
- Ability to return on-call within 30 minutes.
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in trauma and elective orthopaedics.
- Experience in management of fragility fractures with validated logbook evidence.
- Ability to organise and prioritise trauma workload.
- Knowledge of national standards for fragility fractures (BOAST, NHFD).
- Experience teaching undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Understanding of fragility fracture outcomes and quality metrics.
- Ability to apply evidence to practice.
Desirable
- Fellowship training in arthroplasty, hip fracture surgery, or ortho-geriatric collaboration.
- Experience in service improvement projects in fragility fracture pathways.
- Formal teaching qualifications.
- Publications in fragility fracture or elderly trauma care.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
