Senior Registrar in Orthopaedics

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Job overview

This is a fixed term appointment to the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is identified as an important part of its strategy to remain a preferred provider to local Health Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups across a wide range of hospital services. The appointment will enhance an existing successful track record of a Unit, which has an enviable reputation for good quality patient care and the determination to build upon this.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to:

1. Deliver quality Orthopaedic services in the most effective way, regularly benchmarking service to improve practice.
2. Support the organisational aim of HHFT making a positive contribution to the management and financial strategies.
3. Enhance and provide professional leadership within the Trauma and Orthopaedic department.
4. Initiate and take part in regular clinical audit.
5. Have an active role in research within the department.
6. Contribute to training and teaching of more junior doctors.

Working for our organisation

The department has recently undergone a service transformation. Trauma services and some elective work are provided from the Basingstoke site. Elective arthroplasty is performed on the Winchester site. Elective and fracture outpatient clinics occur on both sites. The trauma service is led by a Consultant of the Week with a Service Consultant in trauma theatre. There is a middle grade doctor in trauma theatre each day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC Registered with licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years post full registration

Desirable criteria

• ATLS
• NHS Experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Research Skills

Essential criteria

• Willingness to contribute to departmental teaching sessions

Clinical skills & ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written
• Ability to work with and to lead a team
• Understanding of the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches to patient care

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate understanding of research and audit
• Demonstrate ability to manage change and an understanding of the principles of service improvement

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description-Person Specification.pdf (PDF, 771.6KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)