Locum Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics - Lower Limb Arthroplasty

at  Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Proposed Job Plan The role will comprise of; 0.5 pa on call (1 in 24 On Call), sharing an on-call slot with a substantive consultant. 1.5 spa 6.5 pa dpc 1 Admin and WR pa Please note should the successful candidate support a private practice they would be expected to offer 11 PAs. The option of increasing the PAs with clinical and educational supervision and or extra DPC can be discussed after a successful interview, subject to the needs of the service. The job plan would be subject to change by negotiation.
6.5PA DPC would include at least 1 Trauma List 1.25 PA 1 Full Day Elective List 2.5PA 1 Fracture Clinic 1 PA 1 Elective Clinic 1 PA The rest of the PAs would be agreed at mutual convenience with the successful candidate and may involve some flexible working. The above job plan is subject to final confirmation upon commencing in post. The monthly audit programme is deemed to be equivalent to 0.5 SPA averaged over the year. The post holder will undergo annual appraisal.
The post will be supported by appropriate clinical staff. Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. There will be an annual appraisal, job planning and objective setting with the Clinical Director and evidence from this will be submitted for revalidation. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultants typical working pattern, duties, objectives and responsibilities for the coming year.
It will cover all aspects of a Consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments. On appointment of the post holder, the Clinical Director will commence discussions to finalise the job plan which will become operational on appointment. The job plan is an indicative plan of the duties the post holder is likely to be asked to undertake. Flexibility is a key element of this post and the post holder must be willing to adapt the job plan on an ad hoc basis to meet service and patient needs

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