Specialty Doctor in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job overview

The Trauma & Orthopaedic department are looking for a Specialty Doctor with at least 4 years experience, the ability to operate independantly and confidently manage basic trauma cases to join their team at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post holder will join an extensive team of Consultant, speciality and Trust doctors in the Orthopaedic department. The work will involve working with the consultants in a variety of sub-specialities on a rotational basis managing the inpatient and emergency trauma workload. Contribution to the on-call rota would be 1 in 8, week days and weekends.

The department offers plenty of scope for teaching, research, and audit, as per the applicant’s interests and needs. There will be adequate support towards furthering educational and career needs of the successful candidate. The department has supported several doctors through their successful career advancement and there is scope of internal development and progression.

Predominantly based at East Surrey Hospital, however, the successful candidate will be required to work across all hospital sites, which include services at Crawley and Horsham.

This is an accommodating, helpful and progressive Orthopaedic department which is a part of a successful and progressive Trust.

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a suitable number of appropriate candidates have been received. Interviews will then be arranged accordingly.

Main duties of the job

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.