Job Description

We are looking for a passionate and committed Orthopaedic Paediatric Consultant to join the team at the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds.



The individual appointed to the post will have competed orthopaedic training. They will need to share desire to deliver highest standard care to patient.



Required for 1 day a week, to deliver operating lists and clinics preference would be a Tuesday but this could be flexed.



Please note that we are unable to support sponsorship roles on Bank as we are not able to guarantee hours.



Hourly Pay



Core hours - 7.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Monday - Friday) - 100 ph



Unsocial hours -7.00 p.m. - 7.00 a.m. (including Bank Holidays and Weekends) - 120 ph

Key tasks:

To triage assess in clinic and make treatment plans for children referred with potential paediatric orthopaedic problems including CTEV, DDH



To make appropriate referrals and liaison with other specialities and departments as required



To fulfil administration requirements- responding to parent queries, investigation results etc



To perform appropriate surgery on those requiring surgery



To provide advice and support when required and available to adult orthopaedic surgeons.



#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community



We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.



The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.



With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.



We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.



Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?



Duties & responsibilities of the post



It is ideal that the candidate will have completed a defined period of structured training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery and have gained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of doing so at the date of the Appointments Committee. The candidate should hold a FRCS (Tr and Orth) or an appropriate overseas specialist qualification.



Subspecialist Interest



The Department would like to appoint a surgeon who has a broad ability in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery but with a special interest and expertise in Peads.