Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics

This post is advertised as a 10PA consultant job in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics. The main duties for this role are:

We are seeking someone with a keen specialist interest in Paediatric Knees to transform and develop this service here at CUH.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

The post holder will be responsible for

The Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics is based in Addenbrookes Hospital. The Unit provides elective orthopaedic and emergency limb trauma care to the local population and the wider East of England region.

We provide both general and specialist orthopaedic and trauma care. Specialist services include a dedicated Ponseti clinic, specialist neuromuscular and spina bifida clinics, limb deformity correction and a DDH clinic. We work closely with colleagues in paediatric neurology, rheumatology and radiology. We also have close links with the adult trauma and orthopaedic team. We actively participate in both national and local research projects. We are active members and the regional Paediatric T+O Operational Delivery Network (OPN) and lead the clubfoot subgroup.

Outpatient facilities for Paediatric Orthopaedics are in Clinic 6. Fracture Clinics run from Clinic 1, where the plaster room is located. Some specialist clinics run in the Child Development Centre (CDC). Elective Paediatric Orthopaedic beds are provided on F3 ward. Most emergency admissions go to D2 ward. Children are admitted to PICU, HDU and NICU as clinically indicated.

The department currently has 5 consultants, 1 clinical fellow, 3 residents, 2.4 FTE physiotherapists, 3 CNSs and 1 secretary.

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU/HDU) has 13 beds, it is the only PICU for the East of England covering a large geographic area. As a part of the Major Trauma Centre for East of England, PICU also provides support for the paediatric trauma for the region

Notably, the development of a dedicated, stand-alone Childrens Hospital on the campus is well underway.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Clinical Governance

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