Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics - Hand & Wrist

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We are a dynamic team based at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust and are keen to expand our consultant body on the

York site with another enthusiastic colleague. This prospectus should hopefully provide you greater insight about the fantastic team at

York and the benefits of living and working in the historic city of York.

The post is for an Upper Limb Surgeon with a specialist interest in Hand & Wrist. The current working model includes a 1 in 10 rota covering a trauma intake providing an in-reach and referral service to other

Surgical Wards and the Emergency department. There is dedicated daily trauma list capacity for the prompt management of trauma to

complement a 24/7 rota, supported by an experienced multi-disciplinary orthopaedic team.

Job plans will be reviewed at least annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities and external commitments.

We are seeking a fellowship trained hand and wrist surgeon to join the current team of upper limb surgeons .

The post holder will have a 10 PA job plan consisting of 8 clinical sessions 2 SPA sessions. Whilst some of the sessions will be at fixed times during the week, the requirements of this post mean that there will be a need for the post holder to adopt a flexible approach to their weekly commitments. Weekly activity will be confirmed at least 6 weeks in advance.

This post carries a 1:10 on call & trauma commitment. The on call rota is split into 2 separate blocks – Monday to Thursday & Friday to Sunday. During on call time the post holder is responsible for the management of all acute Orthopaedic admissions & trauma lists. Elective activity during this time is cancelled. The post holder is expected to adhere to the Directorate guidelines on consultant responsibilities during on call weeks & demonstrate good communication with colleagues for the handover of patient care, when appropriate. No leave should be taken during on call time unless appropriate cover arrangements have been made, agreed & approved by the Clinical Director

On appointment of the post holder, the Clinical Director will commence discussions to finalise the job plan which will become operational on commencement.

Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder, up to a maximum of 2 for full time posts, taking the maximum total to 12.

The York Department currently consists of 14 orthopaedic surgeons providing on call, trauma and elective services at York Hospital. All of the surgeons and middle grade doctors perform some of their clinical work on a seconded basis at the local Independent Sector Treatment Centre (Clifton Park NHS Treatment Centre). Theatre activity will take place at York Teaching Hospital, with outpatient clinics split between the York Hospital site & the Clifton Chapel site. We have a 30 bedded trauma ward, a 25 bedded elective ward, and a busy outpatient department adjacent to A&E, together with a separate outpatient facility in nearby Clifton. There are four dedicated orthopaedic operating theatres with laminar flow – one trauma, two elective and one day case located in the Day Treatment Unit. We have an established multi-disciplinary team working alongside the surgeons, including Extended Scope Physiotherapists and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Stanley Job title: Clinical Lead - Trauma & Orthopaedics Email address: james.stanley1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01904725981

James Stanley

Clinical Lead