Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb)

Locum Consultant (£96,963 - £128,841)

NHS Tayside, Lochee, Dundee City

Full time
Permanent

Posted 2 weeks ago, 28 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

1 Post 10 PAs (1 or 2 EPA by negotiation)

12 month appointment

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic team player to our Orthopaedic department. The successful candidate will join the trauma rota and will be expected to function within our Major Trauma Service. We are looking for a General Trauma Surgeon with Upper Limb interest (Shoulder& Elbow, Hand & Wrist). Our region services the population of Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and North Fife. We are designated as one of the four Major Trauma Units in Scotland with a dedicated ward, team and rehab facility to provide the best care to our multiple injured patients. There are currently 21 consultants in Tayside, 15 of whom provide the out of hours cover. Our service is provided at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Hospital. All of our unscheduled care is provided at Ninewells Hospital. Elective activity is performed primarily at Perth and Stracathro Hospitals.

Tayside also offers a great professional challenge to those interested in academia. The department enjoys close links with the University Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics (UDOTS), which hosts a well renowned and established MChOrth course and Gait lab, and the Medical School with whom we organise the undergraduate MSK teaching throughout the medical curriculum. We are home to the East of Scotland Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery training programme with 16 Specialty Trainees. We take great pride in the quality of our postgraduate training.

Tayside has an abundance of choice with regards housing and schooling, with both excellent public and private education options. It is a region of outstanding natural beauty, from the North Sea coast in the east to the highs of the Cairngorm Mountains to the west. Our region is sublimely well suited to an active and outdoor lifestyle. Working in Tayside can offer a great work-life balance.

Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration CESR or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Start date by negotiation.

Interested? Informal enquiries can be directed to Mr Douglas Robinson, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. Tel. or vanessa.mccafferty@nhs.scot (PA).