Trauma-orthopaedic Consultant: Hand,wrist and Elbow

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job summary**:
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at UHB Trust has undergone a rapid recent expansion of staff and service provision, along with enhancement of its role as well as regional and national profile. There is a thriving programme of quality improvement. It is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting places in the UK to practice orthopaedic surgery.

We are looking to appoint a consultant to our innovative and ambitious Orthopaedic department which is expanding both clinically and academically in terms of number of consultants, workload and increasing sub-specialisation. This purpose of this appointment is to increase the existing level of elective and trauma surgery within the department.

We are looking for highly committed and enthusiastic individuals who can integrate fully into the department which has remained a cohesive, well balanced and immensely friendly department in which to work.

Consultant monthly department meetings are held to address management and departmental issues and there are also regular clinical governance and QIPS meetings to address specific issues and identify actions to move the service forward.

The department provides teaching and research commitments associated with the University of Birmingham as well as the Birmingham and Warwickshire Orthopaedic Training Programmes.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
The post advertised is for an appointment within the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital (HGS) sites. The appointment is in line with the department's ambitious vision to restore and expand its elective capacity and intended to support the HGS upper limb trauma service and elective elbow, hand and wrist service.

The posts will support the department's needs as well as capabilities within the full range of general Trauma & Orthopaedic on-call work, including adult and paediatric trauma, outside referrals and in-house emergencies.

The trust is a Major Trauma Centre and is one of the busiest elective centres in England. The T&O department delivers services across multiple sites, so the applicant will be expected to work on different sites as part of their normal job plan

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

**Job description**:
Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- GMC Registration
- CCT or equivalent
- Current ATLS or European Trauma Course provider or instructor
- Orthopaedic on call service managing complex trauma in both adults and children

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
**Certificate of Sponsorship**:
**UK Professional Registration**:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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