Job vacancy: LED / Trust Grade (ST3+) Trauma and Orthopaedics 12 months, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay | trac.jobs

Job summary Main area Medical & Dental Grade ST3+ Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (1 in 9 on call pattern) Job ref 388-7965441-MedEd Employer Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Torbay Hospital Town Torquay Salary £65,048 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 08:00 Employer heading LED / Trust Grade (ST3+) Trauma and Orthopaedics 12 months ST3+ Job overview As an LED you will have appropriate clinical responsibility for the care of patients delegated by the consultant to his/her charge. Co-responsibility for the proper functioning of the department, including supervision of more junior medical staff. Working within the multidisciplinary team. Co-ordinating appropriate medical, surgical, and allied disciplines concerned with patient care and communicating appropriately with general practitioners and community agencies. These are the perfect jobs for applicants looking for additional experience prior to application for ST3 posts in Trauma and Orthopaedics. It would also aid those looking for general T&O experience aiming for the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) to demonstrate their competence and gain entry to the Specialist Register. Main duties of the job The applicant will be expected to take part in the standard registrar on-call rota (1 in 10). Given the anticipated stage of training, the successful applicant will not be expected to operate independently for the majority of procedures, but will be able to take part in supervised elective and trauma lists. The timetable is to be designed with the new appointee to fulfil their training needs. There will be opportunities to work in both fracture and elective clinics. It is anticipated that this post will allow the applicant to proceed to successful selection for national specialist registrar training. Working for our organisation The Trauma and Orthopaedic directorate sits within the Planned Care Integrated Service Organisation at Torbay Hospital. A comprehensive outpatient service is provided to all South Devon patients, both for trauma and elective orthopaedics.  Fracture clinics are held at Torbay Hospital each weekday morning.  Elective outpatient clinics currently take place at Torbay and Newton Abbot Hospitals.  There is a Hydrotherapy pool and Rheumatology service at Torbay Hospital Two high dependency beds are supported on the elective orthopaedic ward Fourteen scheduled trauma operating lists are held each week (Monday to Sunday), plus emergency procedures undertaken on the CEPOD emergency operating list The Directorate currently has two inpatient wards – Ainslie (26 trauma beds) and Ella Rowcroft (19 elective beds). We additionally undertake a high proportion of day case orthopaedic surgery, including selected joint replacement procedures, and have established a national reputation for excellence in this field. Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full job description is attached to this vacancy