Consultant in Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job overview

Applications are invited for the posts of Consultant in Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics, to commence as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

You will be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics with experience and expertise in Paediatric Orthopaedics or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidates will join a friendly and enthusiastic team including clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, plaster technicians and secretaries.

The Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics provides elective orthopaedic and emergency limb trauma care to the local population and the wider East of England region.

We provide both general and specialist orthopaedic and trauma care. Specialist services include a dedicated Ponseti clinic, specialist neuromuscular and spina bifida clinics, limb deformity correction and a DDH clinic. We work closely with colleagues in paediatric neurology, rheumatology and radiology.  We also have close links with the adult trauma and orthopaedic team.  As a part of the Major Trauma Centre, PICU also provides support for the paediatric trauma for the region.  We are active members of the regional Paediatric T&O Operational Delivery Network.

CUH, together with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and Cambridge University, are well on the way in developments to build a new Cambridge Children’s Hospital on the Addenbrookes campus. This will include fully integrated physical and mental health wards, a 16 bedded PICU as well as dedicated University space for paediatric research. Work is underway with the building which is expected to open in 2028.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.