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About the role

For August 2026 Start

You will be working on a level equivalent to a Trust Specialty Registrar. You will be an integral part of a team and will be working for a consultant.

You will form part of the middle grade on call rota.

This post is initially for 6 months, with the possibility to extend.

You will attend your consultants' elective theatre lists and clinics. You will also be rostered for fracture clinics and regular trauma lists. Depending on your team allocation, you may be expected to travel between hospital sites to attend peripheral clinics at West Berkshire Community Hospital, Newbury, Bracknell Healthspace or Townlands Hospital, Henley

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. The Ophthalmic service has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for over 1,000,000 patients across Berkshire. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country's new medical schools. The Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, is situated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, with some clinics at West Berkshire Community Hospital, Bracknell Healthspace and Townlands Hospital. The Department provides the Trauma Service for a catchment area with a population of 500,000. Accordingly, about half the work of the department is trauma surgery. This Department has at present 97 beds for inpatients. There is a ring fenced ward for elective orthopaedic surgery. There are close links with the Department of Rheumatology and three consultant Orthogeriatricians. A PACS radiology system has been in place since 2002.

Person specification

Essential

Full registration with the GMC with a current licence to practice.
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Expected to have gained MRCS
Full registration with the GMC with a current licence to practiceCapacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement?validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
Understanding of research basic research principles, methodology & ethics, with potential to contribute to research
Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice
Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in this specialty by time of appointment
At least 12 months' experience in Surgical Specialties (not including Foundation modules) by time of appointment
Must have worked in an NHS hospital for a minimum of 12 months at CT3 level or above.
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.
Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English or: have achieved the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application.
If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence
Ability to provide a complete employment history
Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
Takes responsibility for own actions, demonstrates respect for the rights of all
Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, confidentiality & consent
Aware of importance of being the patients' advocate, clinical governance & responsibilities of an NHS employee
Shows realistic insight into surgery (& subspecialty if appropriate) and the demands of a surgical lifestyle
Demonstrates knowledge of training programme & commitment to own development
Shows critical & enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
Commitment to self-directed learning & reflective/analytical approach to Practice

Desirable

Attendance at relevant courses, e.g., ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills, CCrISP or equivalent
Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements.
Evidence of active participation in audit
Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research

LAS - Specialty Registrar in Trauma & orthopaedics - CT3

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