Locum Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician

We have a new opportunity for a Locum Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician to join our Orthopaedic team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will provide joint peri- and post-operative care for frail trauma patients admitted under the Trauma team.
Main duties of the job
We currently review and manage all patients admitted with femoral fractures, over the age of 60, throughout their admission, offering a consultant review three times a week.
We also offer a comprehensive frailty service, reviewing all admitted patients (under the Orthopaedic team) with either a fragility fracture or a frailty score of>=5.
We provide bone health follow-up clinic for our patients and if there is interest in expanding our out-patient support following discharge this is something we could explore., Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Example job plan and timetable:
PM SPA
AM Ward round/outpatient clinic
PM MDT
PM Frailty reviews
AM OFF (if attending trauma meeting) or ward round Frailty/NOF
PM 1/2SPA 1/2 Frailty reviews
PM Family clinic

oFull registration with the GMC
oCCT in General internal medicine and geriatric medicine OR eligible to be included on the Specialist register for the above.
oWithin 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
oMRCP or equivalent

Clinical Skills/Experience

oWide experience and training in orthogeriatric practice.
oPrevious experience of participating in under- and post-graduate teaching.
oUnderstand the principles and participated in audit activity.
oUnderstand the principles of clinical governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
oExperience of leading a multi-disciplinary team.
oAbility to demonstrate skills in service development.

Personal Qualities

oAbility to make decisions at Consultant level.
oAbility to demonstrate effective leadership skills
oAbility to demonstrate effective engagement with key stake-holders.
oOutward looking, progressive attitude to clinical practice.
oAbility to work with a multi-disciplinary team.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£113,565 to £150,569 a yearper annum, pro rata
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