Job Description
Trauma & Orthopaedic Doctors needed
Doctors Direct (part of NHS Professionals) is a leading provider of locum services to the NHS and is wholly owned by the Department of Health. We are an alternative to private agencies, do not charge expensive agency fees and any profit we make goes directly back into the NHS, meaning that working through Doctors Direct supports your local Trust and saves money for the NHS as a whole.
Our client, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking for Locum doctors in Trauma & Orthopaedics. This exciting role is only with NHSP as this trust do not use private agencies.
Your role as a Trauma and orthopaedic surgeon will be to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions of the musculoskeletal system. This includes bones and joints and their associated structures that enable movement - ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.
The details of the role are:
- T&O grade: FY2/SHO/SpR
- Location: Oxford
- Start date: ASAP on going until further notice.
- Duties of the post include: Clinic
- Shift pattern: various shift patters - full & part time hours available
Rates by grade:
- Junior doctor: £35-£50 per hour
- Middle Grade: £50-£70 per hour
Responsibilities:
- Consulting with patients and analyzing patient data to determine patient needs and treatment goals.
- Examining patients to diagnose bone, joint, ligament, or other musculoskeletal problems, including diseases, or injuries.
- Collaborating with other specialists, when necessary, to determine a course of treatment.
- Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
- Performing surgical procedures on various parts of the musculoskeletal system, including plating broken bones, reattaching tendons and ligaments, or performing joint or hip replacements, among other procedures.
- Referring patients to physical therapy, when necessary, or performing non-invasive procedures such as casting and splinting limbs.
- Monitoring ongoing progress and health of patients, and changing treatment plans, as necessary.
- Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
- Conducting research on defects, diseases, and disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system.
- Doctors must be ATLS qualified (ALS would be a bonus as that will mean that after this post you could readily fill orthopaedic gaps)
This is also a great opportunity to join our National Bank, which enables you to work at not just one trust but multiple trusts in various roles across the country.
Doctors Direct recruit to the highest of NHS standards and all candidates applying for this role must have the following:
- Valid GMC
- Right to work in the UK
- Clinical attachment complete
- Minimum of 3 months paid experience in the NHS/UK
About the Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching Trusts in the UK. It’s made up of four hospitals: The John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children's Hospital, The West Wing and Oxford Eye Hospital, The Oxford Heart Centre and the Women's Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital which can be found in Banbury, North Oxfordshire.
OUH’s core values are excellence, compassion, respect, delivery, learning and improvement with collaboration and partnership being central to their ability to deliver their fundamental activities of patient care, teaching and research.
Just some of the Trusts recent ambitious research programmes include the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the Biomedical Research Unit in musculoskeletal disease. Here, the Trust is setting the standard in translating science and research into NHS clinical care that’s better than ever for patients.
Why Choose Doctors Direct?
Doctors Direct are part of NHS Professionals and owned by the Department of Health and Social Care, which means that we are part of the NHS family and sets us apart from locum agencies. Saving money and providing only the highest quality locum cover to our partner Trusts is at the very heart of what we do.
Doctors Direct are part of the NHS and do not charge our partner Trusts the expensive fees associated with private locum agencies. That means every shift worked by one of our members helps save money for the Trust and the wider NHS. These vital saving can then be reinvested into what matters most, patient care and safety.
Here are some interesting facts about us:
- We do not make a profit and do not pay recruitment consultant’s commission
- Our margins stay the same at £1 no matter your grade/speciality
- We pay you the same rates as any other agency (as per trust agreement)
Not only do members of Doctors Direct help save money for the NHS, they receive fantastic benefits including;
- First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
- Wellbeing incentives –take advantage of the wellbeing hub
- Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
- Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
- Training and development opportunities
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
- Stakeholder pension scheme available
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 50 per week
Salary: £35.00-£80.00 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oxford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you have at least 3 months UK paid experience as a doctor? If yes please apply for this role
- Do you have references that cover two years experience? If yes please apply for this role
Education:
- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Do you have a valid GMC? (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 002