Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Job summary
Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedics | Southend Hospital An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialty Doctor to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at Southend University Hospital. This role offers a comprehensive and varied experience across both acute and elective orthopaedic care, supporting the assessment, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions.
You will gain valuable exposure to outpatient clinics, pre-operative planning, ward rounds, radiology, and hands-on surgical experience. Depending on your level of competency, you will have opportunities to take a leading role in operative procedures, teaching, and clinic-based activities, supporting both service delivery and your own professional development.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic doctor with experience at registrar level (or equivalent), who is keen to further develop their clinical and surgical skills within a supportive and dynamic environment. If you are committed to delivering high-quality patient care and are looking to take the next step in your orthopaedic career, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The post holder will be expected to undertake the following: To help provide Trauma and Orthopaedic service of highest standard: this is a Consultant led service. To work flexibly with other colleagues to achieve hospital's agreed planned activity for inpatient and out-patient services.
This includes outpatient clinics, acute and elective admissions and theatres. To participate in the full shift middle grade on-call rota system as organized by the Directorate. To participate in the trauma meetings as part of the on-call trauma rota. To ensure that the standards of patient care are maintained and developed through clinical audits and evidence-based research.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
MBBS or equivalent Full registration with the General Medical Council MRCS
Desirable
ATLS certified Previous experience
Essential
Experience at working at Registrar level Exposure and experience of Orthopaedics, fracture clinics and theatres.
Desirable
UK NHS hospital experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
