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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of acute clinical services for a catchment area of up over 1 million people. Our vision is “to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most”, reflecting the utmost importance that we attach to the quality of care and experience that each and every one of our patients receives.
We provide specialist services in radiotherapy, neonatalogy, paediatrics, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, rheumatology, medicine and surgery. Every year our 7,000 staff treat people from Norfolk, neighbouring counties and further afield. Our patients are referred to us by around 100 local GP surgeries and other acute hospitals and primary care Trusts around the country. We are involved in the teaching and training of a wide range of health professionals, in partnership with the University of East Anglia and other local education providers.
Contact
- Address
- 20 Rouen road
- Norwich
- Norfolk
- NR1 1QQ
- Contact Number
- 01603 286286
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting applications until: 25-Mar-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 25-Mar-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- NNUH
- Address
- Colney Lane
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR4 7UY
- Major / Minor Region
- Norfolk
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term appointment)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Locum Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a 12-month fixed-term Locum Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. This is a full-time Locum Consultant appointment, making up a team of 4 full-time Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultants in the Norwich Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit. Whilst this consultant post is primarily based at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals, the appointee will have regular fixed commitments at either the James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, or Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn.
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
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The successful candidate will join the team at the NNUH in providing a high level of paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic care to the region with both elective and emergency work at the hub hospital.
The new appointee will have regular external duties (once per week) at either the James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk or Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn. This will include outpatient clinics, operating sessions and administrative /managerial duties. It is expected that the new appointee will fully integrate within the department, contributing to education and service development in addition to the clinical duties. They will be accompanied by an Extended Scope Physiotherapist who will deliver CTEV, DDH and normal variant services under Consultant supervision.
The new appointee will be expected to be able to independently manage general paediatric trauma & orthopaedic conditions. Preference will be given to candidates with subspecialty interests complementing those of the existing consultants. Candidates with an elective adult orthopaedic interest (eg hip, knee, foot/ankle) in addition to paediatric orthopaedics will be considered, and job plans modified, in order to accommodate time for that subspecialty interest.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
Travelling to work
Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.
We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.
The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.
The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. There is a regular Thickthorn P&R service as well which is free. Applications to the Travel Office are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.
The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.
If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.
DBS
If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.
If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is less than point 9 of Afc
NHS Service
Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.
UK Registration
You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role.
Application
Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.
We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.
We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short-listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.
Flexibility
Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances. Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.
Useful Information
Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates about the exciting career opportunities available at NNUH - @NNUHjobs
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Website
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent.
- Minimum one year international/national fellowship training in Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery (Completed prior to commencement)
- Compliant with Trust Level 3 Child Safeguarding training requirements (within 1 month of appointment)
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree (MD/PhD)
- Experience in paediatric orthopaedic management of cerebral palsy, clubfoot and foot disorders
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register with accreditation in Trauma & Orthopaedics via; • CCT (Proposed date within 6 months of the interview) or • CESR or • European Community Rights
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good communicator
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Prepared to work in shared office space.
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Desirable criteria
- Management or service improvement responsibility experience
- Formal management qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 8 years surgical training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty.
- Logbook evidence supporting considerable & recent experience in operative paediatric orthopaedics, including the management of osteoarticular infections and fractures in children.
- Evidence supporting participation in Clinical Audit including successful completion of the “audit loop”
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric orthopaedic presentation(s) at National/International meetings
- Paediatric orthopaedic publication(s) in peer reviewed journals
- Audit publications / presentations
Interests
Essential criteria
- Commitment to developing the Norwich Paediatric Orthopaedic unit with an appropriate special interest
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of quality improvement project in paediatric orthopaedics
- Evidence of NIHR funded research
- Evidence of completed IRAS project
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible outlook on working hours.
- Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available.
Training
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic attitude to training at all levels
- Engagement with ISCP
- Attendance to teaching/trainer course
Desirable criteria
- Experience of organisation of national course
- Formal Teaching/Educational qualifications ie PGCert Medical Education
Communications and Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues and support staff.
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
- Good presentation skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexible outlook on working practices.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nish Chirodian
- Job title
- Service Director for Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 641181
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