Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Description
1. Summary of the Posts
We are looking to recruit two consultants in Trauma & Orthopaedics across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, consisting of two busy district general hospitals: University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions. The post holder will be expected to provide regular trauma sessions.
This post will be for a consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, with expertise in complex trauma and complex soft tissue knee surgery.
On-call cover will be based at University Hospital Lewisham covering a 1 in 9 on-call rota for weekends and non-resident nights.
Daytime elective work can be scheduled at both hospital sites.Proven competency in trauma and lower limb surgery will be required.
This post is important to the Trust to ensure the continuation of our excellent and busy Orthopaedic Service and support the 18-weeks target.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service.The post holder will be expected to provide regular trauma sessions and to participate in clinical governance and teaching activity.
Opportunities for getting involved in NHS leadership will also be made available.Trauma and Orthopaedic DirectorateProfile
Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust (UHL) merged with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Woolwich in October 2013.
The Orthopaedic department runs separate on-call rotas and Trauma services for each hospital, but operates as a single department across both hospital sites.
The directorate provides an extensive orthopaedic and trauma service for the reception, assessment, examination and treatment of people with abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system or who have sustained a recent injury.
In addition, elective day case and inpatient elective services are provided at UHL, day case only elective services are provided at QEH.
Trauma theatre lists and fracture clinics are held at both hospital sites, with elective outpatients also provided at both UHL and QEH.
A virtual fracture clinic runs in conjunction with face-to-face clinics. Cross-site review of patients waiting on our trauma dashboards takes place daily. There are daily joint trauma meetings to assure all emergency patients are treated in a timely fashion.The post holder will be expected to operate on both sites depending on the needs of the service, and this applies to both elective and emergency activities.
The directorate organises trauma on CEPOD principles with most trauma performed on a daily dedicated trauma lists under consultant supervision.
This post will be for a consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, with expertise in complex trauma and complex soft tissue knee surgery.
On-call cover will be based at University Hospital Lewisham covering a 1 in 9 on-call rota for weekends and non-resident nights.
Daytime elective work can be scheduled at both hospital sites.Proven competency in trauma and lower limb surgery will be required.
This post is important to the Trust to ensure the continuation of our excellent and busy Orthopaedic Service and support the 18-weeks target.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service.The post holder will be expected to provide regular trauma sessions and to participate in clinical governance and teaching activity.
Opportunities for getting involved in NHS leadership will also be made available.
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