Consultant - Orthopaedics

An opportunity is available for a Consultant in Orthopaedics at the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, located in the south west of Scotland.

The successful candidate will join a team which comprises eight Consultants (including this post), one Associate Specialist, and eight middle graders. A 24-hour trauma service is provided at DGRI where in-patient facilities are provided for elective and trauma cases.  This post will include a 1 in 8 on call commitment.

The job plans will include providing support in the provision of Adult hip and Knee surgery  and general trauma:

Theatre sessions
Outpatient clinics
Trauma Clinics
Clinical admin
Ward round
SPA

The Divisional Manager - Surgery for the Acute and Diagnostics Directorate is Tom Geddes and the successful post holder will be managerially accountable to this person.

The Clinical Director for Surgery, including Orthopaedics is Miss Maria Bews-Hair and the successful post holder will be clinically accountable to this person. The Specialty Team Lead for Orthopaedics is Mr Sameh Hatab.

It is an exciting time in Dumfries and Galloway as we relocated to a new District General Hospital in December 2017.  The new hospital ensures NHS Dumfries & Galloway staff are able to continue to provide high quality clinical care to the population of Dumfries & Galloway in a modern environment.

Dumfries and Galloway is a picturesque rural area in southwest Scotland with excellent transport links with easy access to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Northern England.  The region offers excellent schools and quality, affordable housing.    Take a look at Visit Scotland Dumfries which provides further interesting reading about the area: https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/dumfries-galloway/

For further information please contact Mr Sameh Hatab via e-mail: sameh.hatab@nhs.scot or on Ext. 32001