NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

BASE: ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN GLASGOW

We are looking for a dynamic Paediatric Orthopaedic colleague to join our large, busy Department. The post is based at The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Duties will include routine Consultant-delivered elective and emergency care for young people aged between 0 and 16 years of age. Applicants should have a wide experience of Paediatric Orthopaedics with a minimum of one year of Fellowship training in the speciality. The on-call commitment is 1 in 8, including weekends, and applicants should be familiar with management of complex trauma cases in children and adolescents. Applicants should have proven experience and interest in paediatric orthopaedics and trauma, and excellent communication skills. Further sub speciality interest in limb reconstruction and or tumour work would be desirable.
Applicants should have full GMC registration, a licence to practice and eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR,) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
For more information, please contact: Janet McCaul, Lead Clinician, Paediatric Orthopaedics RHC, 0141 451 6492, Janet.mccaul@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

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