Locum Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics - Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

Job overview

Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Darent Valley Hospital

We are seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons to join our dynamic and expanding Orthopaedic Department at Darent Valley Hospital.

The successful candidates will work alongside a well-established team of 12 substantive Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons and participate in a 1:8 on-call week commitments and 1:12 on- call weekend commitments. These posts offer the opportunity to develop a specialist interest while providing comprehensive orthopaedic services across both Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital.

The role will include:

• Fracture clinic commitments
• Trauma surgery duties
• Elective and outpatient clinic activity
• Cross-site working between Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital
• Participation in the consultant on-call rota

Main duties of the job

This is a new Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (LOCUM) post to support the increasing workload in the department and sub-specialisation in foot and ankle.  The successful candidate must be on the Specialist Registrar with the GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCST. We offer a comprehensive range of treatment both on the elective and the trauma side for our local and expanding population.

The orthopaedic department enjoys a close relationship with our surgical and medical colleagues, a particular feature is the active review of orthopaedic admissions by our Elderly Care Physician on a daily basis. The Directorate works closely in conjunction with the Trust Accident & Emergency department to review complicated fractures and provide advice when required. On call consultants are expected to conduct post take ward rounds during the weekend to support the junior doctors on call team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will participate in the consultant led trauma service to maintain a high quality trauma service with consultant involvement in early operative work and fracture clinic supervision. The appointee would be encouraged to further develop and update skills in the acute management of complex fractures and reconstruction of intra-articular fractures.
• Surgical work will encompass the whole range of general orthopaedic.  Elective surgical work will include primarily foot and ankle surgery including arthroscopic surgery and reconstruction.
• The post holder will be required to adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge in partnership with other consultant colleagues.
• He/she will be expected to fully participate in the teaching activities of the Directorate.
• He/she will share in the Directorates management and administrative responsibilities by representing the Orthopaedic Directorate in Trust committees.
• The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
• For purposes of management and use of resources he/she will be accountable to the Clinical Director of Orthopaedics working closely with the operational Managers, to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources allocated.