Specialty Doctor in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
Trauma and Orthopaedic Speciality grade Foot and Ankle Doctor. The post holder will form part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate, working across all University Hospitals Dorset sites. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially in Foot and Ankle surgery.
This post will be paid on the Speciality Grade, at 10 basic PAs with an out of hours commitment (weekend trauma operating, 1 in 5)
The New Appointee Will
Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Maintaining continued professional development
Attending multidisciplinary meetings
Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings
Partaking in departmental Quality Improvement work
Teaching Medical and Physician’s Associates students
Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development
Weekend working within the Trauma and Orthopaedic service
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site in Dec/Feb 2027, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carrie Hartridge Job title: Service manager Email address: c.hartridge@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 019 8807
This post will be paid on the Speciality Grade, at 10 basic PAs with an out of hours commitment (weekend trauma operating, 1 in 5)
The New Appointee Will
- Undertake regular Foot and Ankle elective and trauma theatre lists/ LA Procedure room lists
- Undertake regular virtual and face to face elective outpatient and fracture clinics.
- Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
- Undertake ward rounds and patient review.
- Have a specialist interest in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Maintaining continued professional development
Attending multidisciplinary meetings
Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings
Partaking in departmental Quality Improvement work
Teaching Medical and Physician’s Associates students
Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development
Weekend working within the Trauma and Orthopaedic service
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site in Dec/Feb 2027, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carrie Hartridge Job title: Service manager Email address: c.hartridge@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 019 8807
