Substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics (Knee Surgeon)

Job summary

This is a direct replacement job for a departing substantive colleague.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic surgeon with a sub-specialist interest in knee surgery. Electively the role is split between provision of knee (full and partial) arthroplasty and soft tissue surgery. From a trauma point of view the successful candidate is expected to competently manage periprosthetic fractures around the knee and also ligamentous injury

The outpatient service for this service is a multidisciplinary clinic with input from physiotherapy, podiatry, radiology and sports and exercise medicine consultants and registrars. This service has grown over the past 24 months and the work associated with these clinics has led to a greater demand for our services.

Main duties of the job

Within a 10 PA job plan, the post will be based primarily at Homerton University Hospital and the post-holder will have the following core responsibilities:

Soft tissue knee surgery, including osteotomies around the knee. Any prior experience with patella-femoral pathologies /Pediatric / adolescent knee surgery will be an advantage

Support the provision of high volume Knee arthroplasty with expected provision of partial knee and complex primary knee replacement

Support the development of the robotic knee replacement service and fellowship level training is desirable in either a robotic or navigated knee platform.

General trauma provision at a DGH but subspecialty knee competence is essential for 1) peri-prosthetic+ intra-articular fractures 2) Acute ligamentous injury in both the paediatric and adult population

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has 500 beds providing acute and community health services for Hackney, The City and surrounding communities and also provides a range of specialist services for a much wider population.

We provide general hospital and community services to Hackney and the City of London, and specialist care in obstetrics, neonatology, foetal medicine, fertility, bariatric surgery and neuro rehabilitation across east London and beyond.

As a Foundation Trust, Homerton has greater freedom from the Department of Health to enable it to be more responsive to local healthcare needs and have greater accountability to the patients and public it serves.

The principal purpose of the Trust remains to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England, and has a duty to do this effectively, efficiently and economically.

The Trust comprises of Homerton Hospital in Hackney and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home, situated in Shoreditch as well as Hackney and the City Community Health Services.

The trust is one of three within the North East London ICB including Barts Health NHS Trust and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust (BHRUT). It has a long-standing relationship with its local GPs within the City & Hackney Partnership. Joint-working has led to a number of initiatives across a range of specialities with a focus on improving the integration and quality of services and remains a major trust priority

Job description

Job responsibilities

The standard job plan is annualised with a total of 10 PAs (DCC & SPA) including a 1:10 trauma surgeons of the week on-call commitment. The job plan follows a rolling 1-4 pattern.

The post will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedics department. The primary purpose of the role will be to support elective and trauma clinical sub-specialty activity with a degree of flexibility expected depending on the precise requirements, which can vary from time to time.

The post holder will perform independent outpatient clinics and will be allocated sufficient admin time to independently manage the output from these clinics. The post-holder will have access to theatre with sessions annualised to allow the ability to cover vacant lists within the proposed working days, and their job plan will be such as to allow sufficient freedom to provide such cover.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The standard job plan is annualised with a total of 10 PAs (DCC & SPA) including a 1:10 trauma surgeons of the week on-call commitment. The job plan follows a rolling 1-4 pattern.

The post will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedics department. The primary purpose of the role will be to support elective and trauma clinical sub-specialty activity with a degree of flexibility expected depending on the precise requirements, which can vary from time to time.

The post holder will perform independent outpatient clinics and will be allocated sufficient admin time to independently manage the output from these clinics. The post-holder will have access to theatre with sessions annualised to allow the ability to cover vacant lists within the proposed working days, and their job plan will be such as to allow sufficient freedom to provide such cover.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oFull GMC registration oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via ?CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date within 6 months of interview ?CESR or ?European Community Rights oAn appropriate higher - [specialty e.g. 'Orthopaedic'] surgical qualification

• Post-graduate doctorate (e.g. PhD or MD)

• Clinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training . fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures. Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students Experience and training to achieve excellent clinical skills

• Experience and Clinical SkillsClinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training . fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures. Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students Experience and training to achieve excellent clinical skills Fellowship involving patellofemoral pathology knee osteotomies & adolescent knee surgery. Locum Consultant experience in soft tissue knee surgery Arthroplasty competence in partial knee and complex primary replacement Fellowship level training in robotic knee arthroplasty Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery Evidence of high volume trauma surgery with relevant subspecialty competence Trauma fellowship, experience with sub-specialty knee trauma & peri-prosthetic fractures Application and CV Certificates Surgical logbook Interview References

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need. Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

• Ability to motivate and to share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the orthopaedic service

• Awareness of the overall business environment in which the hospital operates Leading changes within departments to improve efficiency

• Management of team or programme or project Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the orthopaedic service Ability to organise & manage e.g. outpatient priorities / theatre lists Experience of audit management

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)

• Teaching & trainingExperience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)Experience of educational and clinical supervision, teaching skills course/ qualificationApplication & CV Interview

• Refer to JD

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• oFull GMC registration oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via ?CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date within 6 months of interview ?CESR or ?European Community Rights oAn appropriate higher - [specialty e.g. 'Orthopaedic'] surgical qualification

• Post-graduate doctorate (e.g. PhD or MD)

• Clinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training . fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures. Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students Experience and training to achieve excellent clinical skills

• Experience and Clinical SkillsClinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training . fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures. Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students Experience and training to achieve excellent clinical skills Fellowship involving patellofemoral pathology knee osteotomies & adolescent knee surgery. Locum Consultant experience in soft tissue knee surgery Arthroplasty competence in partial knee and complex primary replacement Fellowship level training in robotic knee arthroplasty Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery Evidence of high volume trauma surgery with relevant subspecialty competence Trauma fellowship, experience with sub-specialty knee trauma & peri-prosthetic fractures Application and CV Certificates Surgical logbook Interview References

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need. Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

• Ability to motivate and to share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the orthopaedic service

• Awareness of the overall business environment in which the hospital operates Leading changes within departments to improve efficiency

• Management of team or programme or project Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the orthopaedic service Ability to organise & manage e.g. outpatient priorities / theatre lists Experience of audit management

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)

• Teaching & trainingExperience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)Experience of educational and clinical supervision, teaching skills course/ qualificationApplication & CV Interview

• Refer to JD

• Refer to JD