Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic -Upper Limb, Shoulder & Elbow

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic -Upper Limb, Shoulder & Elbow Consultant

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade Consultant Contract Permanent: NA Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours per week) Job ref 213-MED-PRUH-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Royal University Hospital Town Orpington Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, exc London Zone Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 20/07/:59

Job overview

The Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics at the Princess Royal University Hospital, a division of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is looking for enthusiastic and committed Trauma & Orthopaedic Upper Limb Surgeon with a specialist interest in shoulder and elbow surgery.

The appointed Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon will join a join a friendly and supportive team of 12 Consultants and 3 Associate Specialists that works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams at the Princess Royal University Hospital and Denmark Hill. There may also be opportunities for cross-site working between Denmark Hill site and the South sites, subject to agreement and needs. The team is currently supported by 12 Specialist Registrars/ Senior Clinical Fellows (Reg level); 16 Junior Clinical Fellows/ Core Surgical Trainees/ MTI and cover both the PRUH and Orpington sites; a Specialist Nurse for Trauma and a Specialist Nurse for Hip Fractures.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be actively involved in the management of Orthopaedic Trauma at Princess Royal University Hospital, and provide a sub-speciality interest in the management of Upper Limb. It is essential that the post holder would have experience and fellowship level training in shoulder, elbow, hand & wrist trauma (upper limb) and is likely to obtain CCT in future or already has it or its equivalent. Experience in the management of general trauma and fragility and hip fractures are desirable.

The Trauma in-patients are based in a purpose-designed 28 bed ward for Hip fracture patients and other Surgical wards for overflow. There is a full component of nursing and physiotherapy, 24/7 for hip and other fragility fractures.There is a dedicated Children's ward at the PRUH. ITU facilities are available at the PRUH or Denmark Hill.

The Orpington Elective Orthopaedic hospital is an elective centre with four laminar flow theatres, an admissions lounge and two wards of 19 and 28 beds.

There is a dedicated Day Surgery Unit at the PRUH, with 6 theatres, Mon-Fri and some Sat working, with approximately 12 Trauma & Orthopaedic lists per week, shared with other specialties. The unit is equipped to do U/Limb, Lower Limb and some types of Foot & Ankle day surgery, elective and trauma cases.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will need to demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of upper limb surgery. Knowledge and experience of treating acute and elective shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist conditions is essential. Specifically, there will be an emphasis on shoulder and elbow surgery. Candidates will be asked to demonstrate proficiency and a strong background in this. The proposed Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities. The contracted hours are 40 per week, equivalent to 10 PAs. The On-Call commitment is for a 1:12 week days (one weekday on call every 3 weeks) and 1:12 weekend rota which is classed as Category A. The 1 st on call is supported by a 2 nd on call consultant working a separate rota during the weekday on-calls. The department has a collaborative and pro-active approach to trauma which the incoming colleague will be expected to support. By mutual agreement, the possibility exists for the post-holder to increase Direct Clinical Care activities to 9.5 PAs with the payment of an additional programmed activity APA, creating a total of 11 PAs.

Once appointed, there would be an expectation from the Consultant that further duties involving local governance, audit, performance, education and other such duties may be assigned to and expected of them.

Person specification Qualifications

• FRCS (Ortho) or equivalent
• Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Orthopaedic Surgery, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
• Specialist training in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery.
• Specialist fellow training in Wrist and Hand elective and trauma fellowship
• ATLS - current
• Experience in Consultant Post in Upper Limb Surgery
• Experience in management of complex Upper Limb trauma.
• Experience in management of Trauma in the elderly and fragility fractures in particular

Administration

• Experience in day to day organisation of orthopaedic and trauma services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in Management Position and courses and/or qualification

Audit

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

Research and Publications

• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Orthopaedics.
• Publication of relevant review articles.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/ qualification/development of training modalities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Mr Mohit Bansal Job title Clinical Lead & Orthopaedic Consultant Telephone number Additional information

Chelsea Fullbrook