Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Teaching / supporting trainees and other members of the MDT
- Experience
Experience in clinical supervision
- Qualifications
Shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
- Qualifications
Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
- Management Skills
Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level
- Management Skills
Attended management training course
- Management Skills
Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Appropriate Higher Degree (e.g. MD, PhD, or equivalent)
- Management Skills
Knowledge of finance/ budgets
Job overview
This newly created post offers an exciting opportunity to work with the Orthopaedics Service as a Specialty Doctor.
Kingston and Richmond FT Hospital serves a local population with a high degree of frailty, so this post offers an opportunity to participate in developing the management of patients with fractured neck of femur and other fragility fractures in South West London.
The Trauma and Orthopaedic admissions unit has 36 beds and is well supported by an integrated multidisciplinary team, led by two Orthogeriatric Consultants who are responsible for assessing and managing the majority of unscheduled emergency elderly care orthopaedic admissions to the unit throughout the week. Our ward based clinical team is well established and prides itself in being patient focused. We are looking to attract enthusiastic, high calibre candidates who are passionate about delivering first-class compassionate care. With training and skills across orthogeriatric medicine, an interest in falls prevention and bone health this role would be an exciting opportunity to mobilise change and improve patient’s clinical outcomes.
Main duties of the job
Our working model for the Orthogeriatric Consultants delivers alternating trauma ‘take’ weeks, with the vision to provide fragility community outreach and outpatient clinics to support discharge planning for some of our must vulnerable patients.
The Orthogeriatric team work closely with the Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaesthetic Consultants and the wider Care of the Elderly team, with combined Risk & Governance structures to promote shared learning.
This post includes 1:4 weekend cover, hours outlined as per the job description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description attached for further info of duties and responsibilities. Interview date TBC
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor in Orthopaedics with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust in Kingston upon Thames, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term 12 months). The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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