Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty trauma interest who is passionate about the delivery of care for our patients and who enjoys working with like-minded clinicians who share in this vision.

Whether you are looking for your first Consultant post or are an experienced Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant, we have much to offer, with ample opportunity and encouragement to pursue research, improvement projects, teaching, and supervision. 

The successful candidate will join 28 other Consultants, 1 Specialty Doctor, 1 Associate Specialist and 33 Resident Doctors and will be responsible for the management of Trauma and Orthopaedic patients along our care pathways and will be part of a team managing acute trauma lists, trauma meetings, fracture clinics, and regular Multidisciplinary team meetings. 

They will be required to contribute to a 1 in 16 on-call rota.

Full ranges of trauma and elective services are provided.  The Orthopaedic surgeons work in close association with the Southampton University Hospital Trust which is our Major Trauma Centre.  We accept patients from the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, patients with severe neurological damage may be treated in The Wessex Spinal Injury Unit at Odstock Hospital, Salisbury which is also the location of the Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit.

Virtual fracture clinics are held every day and face to face fracture clinics run Monday to Friday all day.  These are preceded by a trauma round where cases admitted during the previous night requiring surgery are assessed and their management determined.  The trauma list takes place in dedicated theatres every day with a second trauma list Monday to Friday. At present there are five further sub speciality trauma lists during the week on various days. 

The department was successfully selected by NHS England to run the Major Revision Centre for the Southeast Region for knee revision patients.  Fortnightly meetings take place for MDT discussions and the department also holds fortnightly complex arthroplasty combined clinics for assessment of patients who may require complex revision surgery or pose a particular difficulty for their primary joint replacement. 

Joint clinics are held monthly between individual Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Consultant Rheumatologists.  A full range of physiotherapy facilities are supplied with a dedicated physiotherapy room on the Orthopaedic floor and a fully equipped physio department and gymnasium are provided at QAH. The Hand Therapy team attend one of combined hand clinics held weekly.

At the core of our culture is the value we place on our workforce; their skills, knowledge, experience and contribution to the communities we serve. We are proud to offer our staff more than just a job - we offer them an opportunity to be part of a dynamic organisation striving for excellence, which provides it's staff members with benefits and support throughout their lives and careers. You can find out more about our staff benefits here: Careers at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (smartrecruiters.com)

For further information please view the job documents below:

Job Description 

Job Plan

Additional Department Information

Essential

• Medical Degree (MBBS / MBChB or equivalent)
• FRCS T&O or qualifications of an equivalent level
• Recognised Fellowship in trauma surgery
• An appropriate higher Trauma and Orthopaedic surgical qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via
  • Certificate of completion of training (CCT) or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be due within 6 months of interview
  • CESR/portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registration

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills and experience of Trauma Surgery
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality

Other

• Understanding the principles of research
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
• Experience and ability in work in multiprofessional team
• Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance and resource constraints
• Evidence of teaching experience, particularly junior medical staff and a willingness to contribute to teaching

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.