Job Summary
We are looking to recruit a surgeon to specialise in knee elective (arthroplasty and soft tissue surgery) as well as general and subspecialty orthopaedic trauma management.
Although this is a locum post to cover a one year sabbatical, there is a strong possibility that this will lead to a substantive post in the near future as we seek to expand the department in preparation for the New Elective Centre within the hospital.
The outpatient service for this service is a multidisciplinary clinic with input from physiotherapy, podiatry, radiology and sports and exercise medicine consultants and registrars. This service has grown over the past 24 months and the work associated with these clinics has led to a greater demand for our services.
Main duties of the job
This post will work with 10 other orthopaedic consultants and be part of the trauma and orthopaedic team at the Homerton Hospital. This post is part of the strategic plan to build on the success of our Trauma & Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine service.
Expertise is required within both trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery, and this will include training in all aspects of knee surgery.
About Us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.
The trust operates acute services from a single site: Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as 'Outstanding'. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten-bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
The hospital has three day-surgery theatres and six main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxio-facial, urology, ENT, obesity, bariatrics and obstetrics. We also have a surgical treatment room within the main theatres complex.
The trust provides some highly specialised tertiary services, including bariatric surgery and the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. It is one of London's designated perinatal centres and provides a range of highly specialised obstetric and neonatal intensive care services.
Date posted
30 January 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
293-Consultant-345
Job locations
Homerton Hospital
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
Job Description
Job responsibilities
- Senior leadership in the supervision and provision of the management and care of both elective and emergency patients including all administrative duties associated with patient
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues and healthcare professionals within the Trust and Primary
- Regular review and organisation of specialist lower limb trauma cases in collaboration within a multidisciplinary
- Regular participation in regional (ICS) multidisciplinary meetings to discuss and plan management of complex
- Working in close co-operation with the physio and sports and exercise medicine team to develop services and practices.
- Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance and Risk
- The trust is committed to a strong, robust appraisal and revalidation system and provides appropriate support. The doctor is expected to participate in annual appraisal activity to satisfy the revalidation process. We aim to support doctors to help them navigate this vital aspect of their professional
- Participation in the trauma week on call rota. The candidate will follow the job plan of the consultant going on sabbatical. This is a 1:10 rota with prospective cover. The candidate will be expected to provide cover for colleagues in the event of unforeseen absence/sickness.
- To ensure that all junior medical staff receive a programme of high-quality appropriate training, with relevant support by actively participating in the structured weekly teaching
- To understand the importance, and assist in the achieving of, delivery and maintaining the 18 week referral to treatment
- To provide orthopaedic clinical advice and support to GPs and colleagues from other Homerton Hospital departments when
- Attend regular fracture clinics and orthopaedic clinics as per the job plan of the consultant colleague on sabbatical
- The trust is committed to supporting its doctors towards Continuing Professional Development and the SPA sessions within the job plan reflect this potential
Please view Job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
- Senior leadership in the supervision and provision of the management and care of both elective and emergency patients including all administrative duties associated with patient
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues and healthcare professionals within the Trust and Primary
- Regular review and organisation of specialist lower limb trauma cases in collaboration within a multidisciplinary
- Regular participation in regional (ICS) multidisciplinary meetings to discuss and plan management of complex
- Working in close co-operation with the physio and sports and exercise medicine team to develop services and practices.
- Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance and Risk
- The trust is committed to a strong, robust appraisal and revalidation system and provides appropriate support. The doctor is expected to participate in annual appraisal activity to satisfy the revalidation process. We aim to support doctors to help them navigate this vital aspect of their professional
- Participation in the trauma week on call rota. The candidate will follow the job plan of the consultant going on sabbatical. This is a 1:10 rota with prospective cover. The candidate will be expected to provide cover for colleagues in the event of unforeseen absence/sickness.
- To ensure that all junior medical staff receive a programme of high-quality appropriate training, with relevant support by actively participating in the structured weekly teaching
- To understand the importance, and assist in the achieving of, delivery and maintaining the 18 week referral to treatment
- To provide orthopaedic clinical advice and support to GPs and colleagues from other Homerton Hospital departments when
- Attend regular fracture clinics and orthopaedic clinics as per the job plan of the consultant colleague on sabbatical
- The trust is committed to supporting its doctors towards Continuing Professional Development and the SPA sessions within the job plan reflect this potential
Please view Job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) within 6 months of interview / CESR or European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher - [specialty e.g. 'Orthopaedic'] surgical qualification
Desirable
- Post-graduate doctorate (e.g. PhD or MD)
Experience and Clinical Skills Essential
- Clinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training
- Completion of fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty
- Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures.
- Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
Desirable
- Fellowship / work experience in knee osteotomies, patello-femoral pathology and adolescent knee soft tissue surgery
- Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery
- Evidence of high volume trauma surgery
- Trauma fellowship, experience with subspecialty knee trauma & peri-prosthetic fractures
Leadership Essential
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and to share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the orthopaedic service
Experience Essential
- Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
Desirable
- Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery
Teaching & training Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
Research Essential
- Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
- Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) within 6 months of interview / CESR or European Community Rights
- An appropriate higher - [specialty e.g. 'Orthopaedic'] surgical qualification
Desirable
- Post-graduate doctorate (e.g. PhD or MD)
Experience and Clinical Skills Essential
- Clinical training and wide range of experience in orthopaedics and trauma training
- Completion of fellowship scheme in knee surgery - soft tissue / arthroplasty
- Experience in modern surgical techniques including Joint preservation procedures.
- Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
Desirable
- Fellowship / work experience in knee osteotomies, patello-femoral pathology and adolescent knee soft tissue surgery
- Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery
- Evidence of high volume trauma surgery
- Trauma fellowship, experience with subspecialty knee trauma & peri-prosthetic fractures
Leadership Essential
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and to share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the orthopaedic service
Experience Essential
- Experience of teaching and training of junior staff, medical students
Desirable
- Equivalent two years within Orthopaedics dealing with specialist knee surgery
Teaching & training Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and understands the importance of ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
Research Essential
- Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
- Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton Hospital
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
