Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hand & Wrist)
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Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics
Due to expansion of services, an exciting new opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking full-time Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics. A subspecialist interest in hand and wrist surgery is essential.
The post will be located at Torbay Hospital, providing both sub-specialist hand and wrist services as well as general trauma & orthopaedic for an equal part of the role. You will be providing hand surgery expertise and general skeletal trauma services to our population. It would be advantageous for any candidate to have completed both a fellowship in hand and wrist surgery as well as either the British or European diploma.
The Post Holder Will Be Expected To Provide
- A high quality elective service across the breadth of hand and wrist surgery
- A high quality trauma service, including managing the on call week, trauma meetings, acute trauma operating and virtual and face to face fracture clinics
- Involvement in local and regional MDT
- Innovative working to improve the overall efficiency and financial viability of the service
- Teaching/support to resident doctors, medical students and AHPs
- Support for local/national audit and involvement in quality improvement projects
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Torbay Hospital is a highly regarded both locally and nationally and has a proven track record for service innovation, modernisation, and progressive change, including leading work around day case surgery provision. Torbay and South Devon NHSFT is recognised as a health community which has achieved considerable advances in patient care due to our model of integrated working and good relationships with our community partners. The successful applicant will be working closely with the hand and wrist surgical team.
We are situated in a very beautiful part of the country in South West England with a favourable mild climate close to both sea and moors. Opportunities for outdoor activities both on and off the water abound, with easy access to mainline train travel.
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Applicants must be registered medical practitioners and either be on the Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of completion of specialist training at the date of interview; Please include the contact details of 3 referees; if you are a Consultant one referee should be your current or most recent Medical Director, if you are a Locum Consultant one referee should be your Clinical Director.
Departmental visits are welcome and encouraged, you can arrange an appointment or have an informal discussion by contacting John Hardman - Clinical Lead for Hand and Wrist (john.hardman4@nhs.net), or Mr Gordon Higgins - clinical Lead for trauma and Orthopaedics gordonhiggins@nhs.net
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Name: Gordon Higgins
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Job title: Clinical Service Lead
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Email address: gordonhiggins@nhs.net
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Telephone number: 01803 655521
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John Hardman - john.hardman4@nhs.net
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Heather Barlow - heather.barlow@nhs.net 01803 654004
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