Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

2 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

We are seeking to appoint 2 Consultants to work within the directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedic.

The Consultant must be fellowship trained and comfortable dealing with all aspects of elective orthopaedics and trauma.

Subspeciality interest in lower limb, arthroplasty, and revision arthroplasty is required.

We expect this person to help deliver and network the orthopaedic service within Lancashire. The successful applicant will complement the team of established consultants and wider MDT within the directorate.

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.

We treat almost 700,000 patients every year in our hospitals and community settings, using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

The Emergency Department at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and is a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma Network working closely with the Trauma Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington. We have day and night Air Ambulance helicopter landing facilities.

The department of Orthopaedics provides a general Orthopaedic and acute trauma service to the population of East Lancashire. The trauma service is Consultant led, with 20 trauma lists per week (4 on Monday, 3 per day Tuesday to Friday and 2 per day Saturday and Sunday). All the Consultants provide a general Orthopaedic service and in addition they have a sub-specialty interest. There are excellent links with teaching units within the North West region.

Operative facilities are provided in 7 laminar flow theatres across the Trust with 4 at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and 3 at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. A comprehensive range of trauma and elective instrumentation is held and regularly updated. Outpatient clinics are based at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. Peripheral Orthopaedic clinics are held in Rossendale, Pendle, Clitheroe and Accrington.

The unit is supported by a full range of radiology and pathology services. There are MR facilities on both sites.

The post holder will have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff who work with them. They will devote time to this activity on a regular basis and may be named as a point of contact for educational supervision, appraisal and career advice. The post holder will also be responsible for supervising the education of medical students attached to the department.

The post holder will be expected to keep up to date with developments within the specialty by attending appropriate conferences and study courses. Study leave and expenses are processed by the Post Graduate team.



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