Upper Limb Specialty Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of an Upper Limb Senior Specialty Doctor (middle grade) for Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) department. This is not a registrar post. This is a senior position for independent upper limb surgery. Please DO NOT apply if you are not proficient in running elective upper limb clinics and theatres independently. This is initially a one-year fixed term post, but extendable thereafter for the right candidate. We expect the candidate to be able to perform hand procedures (carpal tunnel, triggers, Dupuytren’s, Trapeziectomy etc) and also basic shoulder procedures including arthroscopy procedures (eg subacromial decompression, capsular release etc) independently.
The successful candidate will be independently managing patient care in outpatient clinics, fracture clinics, virtual fracture clinics, triaging and running elective upper limb and trauma theatres. There will also be opportunities to teach and...