Consultant Lower Limb - Trauma & Orthopaedics

at  University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

This is a new lower limb hip and knee post at the University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to help meet the increasing demands for lower limb services. It represents a wonderful opportunity to join our consultant team in a friendly and well equipped District General Hospital, whilst enjoying an excellent quality of life in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
You will be expected to complement the lower limb hip and knee orthopaedic services offered by the Trust and provide the highest quality care to the local population. This should include all aspects of elective hip and knee limb surgery including the surgical management of complex fractures. Submission and scrutiny of the last 12 months’ surgical log book of prospective candidates would form an integral part of the shortlisting and interview process. Ward support will be provided by the 2 FY2 Drs, 2 CT level Drs, 2 specialist nurse practitioners and the trauma coordinator. The administrative burden will be supported by a named secretary and waiting-list coordinator. Upon taking up the post the post-holder will be offered a consultant mentor.
You will be part of a 1 in 9 consultant on-call rota and when on-call will be expected to run an emergency orthopaedic service required of a level-two trauma centre performing all common trauma operations. Sub-specialist support from colleagues will be available for specialist fractures outside of your field (eg complex upper limb fractures). For patient safety and to allow multiple site working, all patients admitted acutely are seen daily on a “Senior Decision Maker” ward round by an orthopaedic consultant or SAS and the post holder will perform a proportionate share of these ward rounds.
Upon taking up the post the successful candidate will be offered a Consultant mentor. The Trust will expect you to take part in CPD and will support you with a study leave allowance. The Trust is committed to a process of annual appraisal and you will be expected to use the MYL2P website to aid this process. The same will be used to support the revalidation process.
You will undertake a minimum 10 PAs including 1.5 SPAs and 1 admin PA. There will be the option to add a further 2 clinical PAs if desired and, once in post, a further 1 SPA can be awarded if justified (this will be reviewed within 12 months of taking up the post). Attendance at monthly audit, mortality and morbidity meetings will be expected as will engagement in audit. Where travel between sites is required appropriate time will be factored into job plan and and travel expenses will be paid.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay
As a University Teaching Hospital, it will be expected that the post-holder supports the teaching of medical students from Lancaster University. There will also be opportunities to get involved with examining medical students and in conducting research.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

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