Orthopaedic Consultant

Job summary

We are looking to appoint an Orthopaedic Consultant to further develop our highly rated Trauma and Orthopaedic services hip and knee surgery at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your sub-specialist interest in revision surgery.

Applicants will be expected to have completed specialist training in Orthopaedics at FRCS level and to have completed at least 1 post CCT fellowship in hip and knee revision surgery.

The post will suit individuals with the desire and resolve to provide modern, high-quality care. We will also consider flexible working options, subject to the exigencies of the service

Main duties of the job

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.

About us

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a friendly District General Hospital with the beautiful Peak District on it's doorstep. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape this country has to offer.

Major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby are all within an hour's train journey, and local airports include East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford, with London within a couple of hours drive.

There are excellent schools in the local area, only a few minutes from the hospital. All our staff can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including on-site parking, fitness activities, local discounts, on-site caf & Costa Coffee, Amazon delivery and an active health and wellbeing programme plus many more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise and entry on GMC specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview

Desirable

Specialist interest or additional qualifications in other areas of specialty.

Experience

Essential

Completion of at least 1 revision hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship Clinical supervision experience/skills Experience of participation in CPD. Quality/audit project experience

Desirable

Experience in a similar post. Previous experience of using online patient record system , SystemOne, Careflow

Skills

Essential

Ability to demonstrate trauma expertise in hip and knee and general trauma. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Communicate effectively with multi- professional colleagues to ensure a professional relationship Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, nurses, and other staff groups. Basic IT skills

Desirable

Knowledge of enhanced recovery pathways and daycase arthroplasty Completion of service improvement in arthroplasty Ability to undertake training/mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education. Motivation skills, leadership skills and flexibility.

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