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Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Location: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Contract: Fixed Term Contract approx. 6months - Locum Foot and Ankle Consultant - Full Time (10 PA)

The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, would like to appoint a Locum Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon to join a dynamic team of consultant Foot & Ankle surgeons.

We have a vacancy in the F&A team for a locum consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery. The appointee will be expected to work flexibly within the F&A team and participate in the multi-disciplinary team in the management of patients with complex orthopaedic problems.

They maybe expected to participate in the on-call rota.

We are seeking a locum consultant to join our existing enthusiastic and experienced team of foot and ankle surgeons.

The Foot & Ankle team are involved in many innovative initiatives to enhance the provision of foot and ankle surgery and to continue to work closely with academic colleagues to build the evidence base for orthopaedic procedures.

Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive university hospital environment.

You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Person specification

Essential

Full GMC registration and licence to practise
FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent
General training in Orthopaedics including Foot & Ankle
12 months Fellowship in Foot and Ankle
General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery to specialist level or equivalent
Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level
Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a multidisciplinary team.
Basic IT skills
Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable

Higher medical degree
CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR within six months of achieving CCT at time of interview
Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
Experience as tutor/clinical supervisor to students/junior medical staff
Peer reviewed publications Research grants
Access to transport