Job summary
Employer heading
Orthopaedic Consultant - Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an Orthopaedic Consultant to further develop our highly rated Trauma and Orthopaedic services hip and knee surgery at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your sub-specialist interest in revision surgery.
Applicants will be expected to have completed specialist training in Orthopaedics at FRCS level and to have completed at least 1 post CCT fellowship in hip and knee revision surgery.
The post will suit individuals with the desire and resolve to provide modern, high-quality care. We will also consider flexible working options, subject to the exigencies of the service
Main duties of the job
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.
Working for our organisation
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a friendly District General Hospital with the beautiful Peak District on it’s doorstep. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape this country has to offer.
Major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby are all within an hour’s train journey, and local airports include East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford, with London within a couple of hours drive.
There are excellent schools in the local area, only a few minutes from the hospital. All our staff can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including on-site parking, fitness activities, local discounts, on-site café & Costa Coffee, Amazon delivery and an active health and wellbeing programme plus many more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise and entry on GMC specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest or additional qualifications in other areas of specialty.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of at least 1 revision hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship
- Clinical supervision experience/skills
- Experience of participation in CPD.
- Quality/audit project experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a similar post.
- Previous experience of using online patient record system e.g., SystemOne, Careflow
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate trauma expertise in hip and knee and general trauma.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Communicate effectively with multi- professional colleagues to ensure a professional relationship
- Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, nurses, and other staff groups.
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of enhanced recovery pathways and daycase arthroplasty
- Completion of service improvement in arthroplasty
- Ability to undertake training/mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education.
- Motivation skills, leadership skills and flexibility.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Jeevan Chandrasenan
- Job title
- Clinical Director, Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Nicole Galliford
Interim Service Manager
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr David Wood
Revision Arthroplasty Lead
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
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