Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Thank you for your interest in the post of Lower Limb Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics at East Cheshire NHS Trust. This new post offers a rare opportunity for an inspiring individual to join our dedicated team at Macclesfield District General Hospital, and help shape the future of our service.

We are seeking a talented and motivated individual who can support our team to achieve our strategic ambitions and to ensure we are delivering outstanding patient-centred care.

Trauma & Orthopaedic Service falls within the Allied, Clinical Support & Planned Care Directorate. This is headed by our Associate Director, Fiona Walton and our Deputy Medical Director Dr Marta Babores. The Orthopaedic Service is managed by the Operational Manager for Planned Care, Miss Sue Roberts and Clinical Lead Mr Rashpal Bassi.

The Trauma and Orthopaedic department have a team of eight Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultants, one Associate Specialist and three specialty doctors who provide a full range of Trauma and Orthopaedic procedures with areas of expertise in hip, knee, upper limb, and foot and ankle surgery. Major trauma and spinal conditions are referred to tertiary centres.

This is a full time post and reports to the Clinical Lead.
- Ensuring that optimal use is made of all available resources by developing appropriate services and techniques.
- Working together with colleagues to provide effective management of patients and NHS standards are met for outpatients and inpatients/day cases.
- Participating in direct and planned booking initiatives.
- Ensuring policies for communication with patients and GPs are adhered to.
- Demonstrating a firm commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance.
- The education and training of medical students, doctors, professions allied to Medicine including primary care.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.