Hand and Wrist Orthopaedic Consultant

Job overview

Are you an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon ready to take on a new challenge and apply your specialised skills in Hand and Wrist surgery in a new environment?

As our new Consultant at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, you will join a team of 26 Consultants in providing a wide range of elective and acute services at Peterborough City Hospital. Cross-site working at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford Hospital may be required to provide elective service. Day care elective surgery is conducted at both facilities.

As a specialist surgeon, you will collaborate with the existing Hand and Wrist Consultant team and maintain liaison with the Plastic Surgery team.

You will demonstrate passion for hand surgery and evidence sub-specialist experience in facial surgery, dupuytren and joint fusions. Post-CCT experience in hand and wrist surgery, including relevant fellowship experience, are essential.

Main duties of the job

The sessional commitments of 10 Pas are divided into 6 fixed clinical sessions averaging 3 Outpatient Clinics, and 3 Theatre sessions per week. You will participate in the provision of acute services on a 1:20 seven day (Mon – Monday) On Call and a 1:20 weekly (Mon-Friday Trauma Theatre) within a paired system based at Peterborough City Hospital.

The role involves taking full clinical responsibility for a wide range of elective and emergency Orthopaedic patients, both children and adults, and liaise with specialist centres when appropriate. You will participate in the management of acute hand injuries with a commitment to the hand trauma list.

You will be expected to take a lead role in Medical Student Education. Experience in delivering high quality student education would be an advantage.  Therefore, you will supervise and manage Junior Medical Staff and deliver teaching and training programmes to Junior Medical Staff, Allied Healthcare Professionals and Medical Students.

You will be required to demonstrate excellent team working, flexibility, adaptability and be able to integrate into a strong cohesive team to deliver operational performance. In addition, you will participate in all departmental activities including audit, clinical governance, and research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details regarding the job description and primary duties, please refer to the job description enclosed herewith.

If you wish to discuss the role or schedule an informal visit, please reach out to Mr. Rory Norris, Hand and Wrist Consultant, through his Secretary Cheryl Bryan at 01480 416416 x2822.