Trust Grade Registrar in Trauma & OrthopaedicsNHS

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to gain middle-grade experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Northampton General Hospital. The post offers broad exposure across trauma and elective orthopaedics, including ward work, clinics, theatres, and on-call commitments. You'll join a supportive, well-established team with opportunities for teaching, audit, and quality improvement, and encouragement to progress towards the FRCS examinations.

Main duties of the job

The post duties involve middle grade duties including elective clinics, elective theatres, fracture clinic, and trauma operating lists.

There is a 1:10 on-call with prospective cover.

Friday afternoons are protected training sessions and governance meetings. The post holder will work closely with the consultants and receive one to one informal tuition.

The overall supervision will be with a nominated consultant who will assess their capabilities and monitor their progress.

All candidates would be expected to show a dedication to Orthopaedics with a validated logbook.

The exact timetable will be subject to agreement between the hospital and post holder.

Job description

The Main duties of the role is to provide medical cover for any patient admitted under the care of Trauma & Orthopaedics, as directed by the Consultants team in charge of care. This duty happens during all shifts on the roster from on call to ward based cover. Treatment plan and actions are to be provided alongside the Registrar, FY1 Dr and the teams Surgical care practitioners.

The junior doctor accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practicable with their colleagues both senior and junior. It has been agreed between the professions and the Department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and in particular that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Teaching is informal within the Department. Facilities for study leave are in line with current guidelines and there are postgraduate medical education courses available.

A half-day meeting is held once a month, on a Friday afternoon with case presentation, morbidity and mortality meetings and audit presentation. Post holders are actively encouraged to be involved in research projects and publication and will be expected to complete audit projects.

About us

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.