Job summaryOrthogeriatric Locum ConsultantDivision:Surgery and AnaestheticsSalary:£93,666 - £126,281 Per Annum/Pro RataGrade:Locum ConsultantContract Length:12 Months Fixed TermWe are recruiting for aOrthogeriatric Locum Consultantwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.Main duties of the jobThe orthopaedic department has dedicated ward with 27 trauma beds on Pembroke ward and alongside patients admitted to other acute surgical wards.We treat around 360 hip fracture patients per year, 40-50 other femoral fracture (distal and shaft) patients and 30-40 peri-prosthetic femur fracture patients. At any one time there are approx. 22 to 30 femoral fracture inpatients under our care.We have recently introduced accelerated hip pathway and are continuously improving and are working towards a 24-hour target to theatre from admission for patients with femoral fractures and 36-48 hours target for the periprosthetic fractures. Our aim is to optimise achievement of best practice tariff providing high quality and safe care.There are 13 Consultant Orthopaedic surgeons, 5 specialist registrars and 6 SAS middle grade doctors. Junior doctor team consists of 10 Core Orth trainee equivalent doctors, 2 FY2s and 1 FY1. Currently we have two full time qualified Trauma - coordinators.About usHere at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesProvide direct input to patients admitted under the fractured femur pathway, patients admitted with peri prosthetic fractures and frail patients admitted with other orthopaedic issues assuming a continuous commitment for the care of ward inpatients.Improve pre-operative optimisation, lead the perioperative medical management of fractured-femur and peri prosthetic fracture patients and to coordinate the subsequent rehabilitation process.Provide oversite and clinical supervision for junior doctors attached to your team (4 senior house officers) and contribute towards the teaching.Participate in the daily trauma meetings, weekly handover meeting and monthly fracture femur pathway meeting.Participate and attend the monthly audit and clinical governance meetingsPromote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintenance of continuing professional development.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialFull GMC Registration with Licence to PracticeMBBS or EquivalentSpeciality Certificate Exam in Geriatrics (RCP)Supervisor qualifications (educational supervisor from RCP)Post graduate membership with at least 2 years post membership experienceExperience in geriatrics, at least 1 year and orthogeriatrics, at least 1 yearDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMedway NHS Foundation TrustAddressMedway NHS Foundation TrustWindmill RoadGillingham, KentME7 5NYEmployer's websitehttps://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)