Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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This is a vacancy for a Senior House officer (ST1/2 level) post within Trauma and Orthopaedics. This is a whole-time appointment with an on-call commitment. The post is based at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Day time commitments would give the applicant a broad exposure to trauma and elective orthopaedics.

All emergency surgery cases are admitted to Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

The postholder will be attached to the trauma and orthopaedic consultant teams, rotating as necessary and carrying out duties for any of the Trust’s 17 consultant surgeons.

There is also a possibility of rotating for a 2nd year to the Orthopaedic department in East Kent University Hospital (WHH). The aim being to acquire the required competencies to apply for a training post.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.

To participate fully in clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust’s Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.

The Trust was formed in April 2000 by the merger of the Mid Kent Healthcare Trust and the Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust.

It provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 460,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital.

The Trust’s Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust’s Chairman is Mr David Highton, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Peter Maskell. Clinical services are organised into nine clinical directorates

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Syed Ahmed Job title: Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics Email address: syedahmed3@nhs.net
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Deadline: 19-07-2024

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