Job summary
The post is aimed at a surgeon who has completed their Orthopaedic training and has gained or is about to complete the FRCS(Orth.) . The post holder will work with the T&O department, gaining experience from working with multiple consultants of various subspecialties. The post holder will also have the opportunity to practice independently. The post holder will attend elective and trauma fracture clinics and operate on elective and trauma patients
Main duties of the job
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESTo provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
Undertake clinic activities as required by the specialty need.To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients.To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities.To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
About us
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a caring service to a population of 550,000 in the Pennine Lancashire area. Services are provided from our two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital and from our community rehabilitation wards at Pendle Community Hospital, Accrington Victoria Hospital and Clitheroe Community Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.To undertake an annual appraisal leading to a personal development plan as outlined in the Trust Appraisal Policy. You must collect and maintain sufficient evidence to support the appraisal process and your GMC revalidation. The appraisal will inform the study leave and job planning processes.To undertake an annual job plan review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.To undertake an annual appraisal leading to a personal development plan as outlined in the Trust Appraisal Policy. You must collect and maintain sufficient evidence to support the appraisal process and your GMC revalidation. The appraisal will inform the study leave and job planning processes.To undertake an annual job plan review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent) Registered with GMC MRCS Previous NHS experience
- Understand the principles of audit
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
- Evidence of leadership
- An interest in teaching and education
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc
- Evidence of participation in audit projects
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent) Registered with GMC MRCS Previous NHS experience
- Understand the principles of audit
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
- Evidence of leadership
- An interest in teaching and education
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc
- Evidence of participation in audit projects
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).
