Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Arthroplasty)

Job overview

Closing Date due to be 30/01/2025. Shortlisting due week commencing 03/02/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 10/02/2025.

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a Specialist interest in Arthroplasty .

Applicants should have a passion and enthusiasm for service development.

Main duties of the job

• This post is committed to providing an Orthopaedic and Trauma service with sub-specialisation in Primary Joint Arthroplasty (hip and knee). This post will be full time on the Locum Consultant contract.
• Participation in the Trauma On-call service 1 in 12 weekdays, and 1:14 weekends
• Operative lists, both Trauma and Elective
• Regular ward rounds
• Outpatient clinics, both Elective and Trauma
• Active involvement in Trauma management, both Adult and Paediatric.
• Supervision and training of Middle Grade Doctors
• Participation in management duties within the Department and the Trust
• Active liaison with the Emergency Department and attendance at Local and Regional Trauma meetings
• Active participation and provision of leadership to the MDTs

The successful applicant will be an excellent team player who is willing to be flexible and develop skills within a cohesive department. In addition, we are looking for a surgeon who will contribute to audit, participate in and initiate research and who will be actively involved in clinical governance, administration and other management tasks.

Working for our organisation

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas, and has 2 large hospitals, Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital. All main specialties are represented in Bradford and the Foundation Trust has a bed base of 1061 beds.

It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland.

The Trust offers excellent library and research facilities; there are academic links with both Leeds and Bradford Universities.

Further details about the role can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification.

Person specification

Experience

• Evidence of completing an approved period of training in Orthopaedics

Skills

• Ability to perform the requirements of the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
• Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues
• Computer skills

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• FRCS of specialty (UK) or equivalent

• Fellowship in hip/knee arthroplasty or equivalent
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK) or equivalent