LED Junior Doctor in Trauma Orthopaedic (ST1-2 Level) - Trauma JR

The John Radcliffe Trauma Unit provides care for injured patients, from their reception through to discharge. Approximately 3,500 patients are admitted each year to the Trauma wards, under the care of the Trauma Service. Operations are performed on approximately 3,000 of these inpatients. 48 inpatient adult beds are available to the Trauma Service, with additional beds in the children's surgical ward and the intensive care unit. Patients with multiple injuries are frequently transferred from other hospitals for specialised care. A total of 23,000 patients are seen in the fracture clinics every year. Due to a significant number of elderly proximal femur fracture patients, the Trauma Team works closely with the Ortho-geriatrician Team. This provides a great opportunity for the post holder to obtain a diverse skill mix with emphasis of management of acute and subacute medical conditions, in addition to generic surgical and orthopaedic skills. It is expected the post will attract individuals with a wide variety of specialist interests, such as: Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, and Radiology.

Principal Responsibilities: Junior grade doctors are responsible for the day to day care of patients. In particular Trauma Service junior doctors are responsible for: - Routine care of all patients on the Trauma Service. - Specific responsibility for the assessment, care and theatre preparation for all emergency admissions when on-call. - Audit data collection, prescribing and immediate discharge communication for all patients on the Trauma Service. Description of Working Pattern & The rota There are 9 junior doctors working a full shift rota. Junior Doctors are rostered to work with the Trauma 'Consultant of the week' Team, the Orthogeriatric Team, on-call, ward afternoon/evening cover, Nights or 'float week'.