Description
The department of Trauma and Orthopaedics at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Trust Grade CT level doctor to join our busy team, working alongside 14 consultants and 12 specialist registrars.
The post will join the established 1 in 10 Orthopaedic on call rota with our CT 1/ 2, F2 trainees and Trust Grade Doctors. In addition, we have 2 full time Orthogeriatric Consultants, with 4 ward based middle grade orthogeriatric doctors providing joint care for our elderly patients.
We are a dedicated cohesive multi-disciplinary team and strive for excellence in all aspects of the service.
As a department we invest in our team and promote training and education opportunities as well as supporting career progression. We are proud of the rota we offer our junior doctors, which ensures a balance of elective and emergency duties across all lines.
This will include clinics, theatre and oncall responsibilities. All Trust Grade doctors have timetables equivalent to our training doctors with an allocated training budget.
We are seeking applicants with a minimum of 12 months' relevant experience within the National Health Service, who have completed foundation year 1 or equivalent and MRCS examination by date of appointment.
Our aim is to start the successful candidate in December 2026, or as soon as possible.
The Trust offers an extensive range of resources to support staff wellbeing, including an on-site staff nursery, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
Job Responsibilities: The main duties of the job will include:
- clinics
- theatre responsibilities
- oncall responsibilities
Person Specification:
- MBBS or equivalent
- Registered with, or eligible for Full/Ltd Registration with GMC
- Completed foundation year 1 or equivalent
- Twelve months relevant experience within the National Health Service
- MRCS examination by date of appointment
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
- Enthusiastic