14 Oct
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol
Job description
We are looking for
a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an Interest in Foot and Ankle Surgery and Trauma.
Elective operating will be performed at Southmead hospital and South Bristol Community Hospital. The post Holder will contribute to a 1 in 12 on call rota for Trauma at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Out patient clinics will also be performed at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
The post-holder will be expected to undertake general and fracture / acute clinics, including a commitment to the Virtual Fracture Clinic.
The successful applicant will have a component of their job plan dedicated to ward rounds and junior clinical supervision / on-ward teaching.
In addition,
the post-holder will have a commitment to general trauma lists, elective operating, and an on-call commitment as per the weekly team duties and 1 in 12 weekends with expected flexibility due to rota reorganisation.
The job plan will be split 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA.
The foot and ankle service currently consists of 1 dedicated foot and ankle surgeon with close working relationships with the foot and ankle team at Southmead Hospital (2 F&A; consultant surgeons and 1 surgical podiatrist) at North Bristol Trust, with cross city MDT meetings on a regular basis.
There are 2 foot and ankle surgeons at Weston General Hospital. Complex foot and ankle trauma is managed between the foot and ankle service and the limb reconstruction unit with a weekly MDT for complex trauma beyond the daily trauma meetings.
The service provides a tertiary referral service for limb reconstruction and complex trauma.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country,
bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
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