Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics ( Arthroplasty )

We are seeking a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics to support the Department and the Trust in the provision of Elective and Emergency Orthopaedic Surgery with an emphasis on Hip and Knee Surgery. The appointee will join a team of nine Arthroplasty Consultants and will work within the T&O team at large which includes Nineteen Consultants offering a range of sub-specialty services including Lower limb arthroplasty and soft tissue surgery, Foot & Ankle surgery, Spine surgery, Hip preservation surgery and Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, and Hand and Wrist surgery. There is a Trauma on call commitment associated with the post on a third on call 1:16 weekday and weekend basis. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the departmental programmes for education and training as well as the clinical governance process within the Department and the Trust. The post attracts an on-call availability supplement of Category A - low frequency: 1:9 or less frequent (3.0 % of full time basic salary). Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if in a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the regulations all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee. Applicants must continue to hold a License to Practise.Main duties of the job

• To maintain the highest clinical standards in the delivery of General Trauma and Specialist Arthroplasty Trauma & Elective Orthopaedic out-patient, operative and in-patient care
• To provide outpatient services in Arthroplastyas agreed after appointment
• To share with colleagues the provision of Trauma & Orthopaedic advice to medical and surgical inpatients
• To work with colleagues, both medical and nursing to improve and advance the service.
• To share with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Department.
• To share with colleagues the responsibility for teaching and training of trainees, junior medical staff, nursing staff, primary care colleagues and medical students.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).
  
  DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.