Trust LAS Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics

This post is offered at ST3+ level and will start in August 2024. The successful candidates will be working with the Consultant Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon in foot and ankle surgery and will include elective and trauma operating and clinic work., The appointee will function at registrar level and participate in middle grade on call rota for the department.

The appointee will be required to assist in the supervision, teaching, training, and monitoring of more junior doctors and the teaching and training of medical students.

The appointee will have delegated responsibility for all the patients under the care of their consultant / team. He/she will refer to the Consultant when problems arise which are beyond his/her authority and/or experience.

The appointee must maintain liaison with colleagues who are on duty immediately before and after

It is the responsibility of the appointee to ensure that the Trauma service is managed promptly and effectively.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.