Locum Consultant in T&O with special interest in Spines
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a 12 month locum consultant post, specialising in spines.
The successful candidate will further enhance the effective department with their specialist skills and experience, with opportunities to inform the continual development of the spinal service. Working 10 sessions, with an additional two by mutual agreement, the post will support the trauma service, including on-call responsibilities and fracture clinics, and the elective demand, delivering outpatient activity and independent theatre list.
Services are delivered at a rage of sites including the Royal Gwent Hospital, County Hospital and the Grange University Hospital Trust. it is important to be aware that work patterns may change and the place(s) of duties modified.
The post is specifically provided to support improvements against the Welsh Government treatment guidelines for treatment and outpatient pathways
Mian duties include the delivery of specialist spinal treatment pathways across trauma and elective pathways
To participate in the Consultant weekend rota and be responsible for the inpatient care orthopaedic services, providing daily specialist advice to the staff in the admissions unit. The post holder will be responsible for providing that liaison support once a week, working as part of a dedicated team.
Working in a leadership and teaching role in multidisciplinary outpatient clinics
Supporting the trauma service ad a dedicated team member with associate on-call responsibilities
To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, Sp Rs, STs and other staff as appropriate
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Please refer to the attached job description for specific role requirements and person specification.
his position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
Enhanced check with barred list information , including an adults and children’s barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC