Consultant T&O -Sub Specialisation in Elbow, Hand and Wrist surgery inDartford inDartford PUBLISHED WED 6 NOV 2024

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Consultant T&O - SubSpecialisationin Elbow, Hand and Wrist surgery

Directorate: Surgery, Critical Care and Planned Care

Full time: 10 PA's

Permanent

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) is a dynamic and transforming Trust, wishing to appoint one trained Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedics Surgeon to be involved in our continuous mission: to deliver the highest standards of care through our Trauma and Orthopaedics service. We are looking for a candidate with sub-specialisation in knee arthroplasty and knee revision surgery.

Our service delivery includes the provision of care across Darent Valley Hospital (DVH) in Dartford, Queen Mary's Hospital (QMH), Sidcup, Erith and District Hospital, Bexley and Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend, as well as a number of community locations across our population.

This is aconsultant post to support general expansion, repatriation of patients from London to the Trust including theactivities from Queen MarySidcup from October 2. Thispost is committed to providing an Orthopaedic and Trauma service with sub-specialisation in upper limb surgery with an interest in Elbow, Hand and Wrist surgery. This postwill be full time on the new consultant contract. The successful candidate must be on the GMC Specialist Register.

Currently the directorate consists of 12 Consultants (8 Lower Limb and 4 Upper Limb). This post is being advertised to meet the increasing workload, enhance new developments and support the current Orthopaedic service both at DVH and QMS sites. The successful candidate will also undertake general trauma service and participate in the on-call rota (1 in8 weekday and 1 in 11 weekend). There will bea requirement for the candidateto operate and provide OPD service.

The department is committed to training of our junior doctors by providing daily trauma teaching session and a weekly education session. There is a monthly audit meeting for presentation of audits and research by the junior doctors.

About us

• T 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 trauma surgery including joint replacements and reconstruction, arthroscopic surgery and a specialist interest in upper limb surgery.

  - 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 andadministrative 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 tothe Clinical Director of Orthopaedicsworking closely with the operational Managers,to ensurethe effective and efficient use of resources allocated.

  - Research activities, which are considered to be an inherent part of normal clinical duties, will be encouraged and limited research funding may be available following successful application to the local research and development committee.

  - The appointee will be expected to participate in postgraduate teaching of medical staff and undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of staff.

  - The appointee will be responsible for the professional supervision, management of junior staff and participate in their appointment with other Consultants.

  - The appointee will participate on a regular basis in the process ofClinical Audit within the department.

  - He/she will be required to maintain an "on call" commitment and to provide prospective cover for colleagues on a mutually agreed basis in respect of absence from duty. He/she will be expected to co-operate in the present agreed framework of the directorate management structure arrangements.

  - The post holder is responsible for ensuring that he/she meets the national requirements for CPD, both internal and external.