Job summaryThe ELCH Children's Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia (CSTA) Directorate is seeking a full-time locum Paediatric Spinal Consultant proficient in the management of children with elective spinal needs. They will work with an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team within the Evelina to provide optimal surgical care to children who may have complex spinal problems and complex comorbidities. The consultant would be expected to have experience in the management for all aetiologies of paediatric spinal deformities covering congenital, neuromuscular/syndromic, osteochondrodystrophies, mesenchymal disorders, NF, and spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate would work with the multidisciplinary teams in the Paediatric setting to develop services within the region. The post holder would be joining a large paediatric spine service of 5 consultants performing 145 to 180 paediatric spinal deformity operations a year.
About usGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals. It employs over 17,500 staff with over 1 million patient contacts a year. Evelina London Children's Healthcare (ELCH) provides services for children both in our state of the art hospital, and in our community services within Lambeth and Southwark. We have an annual turnover of £170 million and over 2,000 staff. Last year children's services at GSTT delivered 125,000 outpatient appointments, and 26,000 children were cared for as inpatients in the children's hospital.
ELCH is the second largest provider of acute hospital care for children in London. We provide secondary-level children's hospital services to the local communities of Lambeth and Southwark, and a wide-ranging portfolio of tertiary-level services to South London and South East England. ELCH is proud to provide quaternary-level care in a number of fields to children across the UK.
Job responsibilitiesSee the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationsEssential- Adult and Paediatric Spinal Fellowship minimum of two year to include a significant proportion of paediatric spinal deformity surgery
- FRCS(Orth) or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist Register, or within 3 months of CCST.
- Evidence of continuing professional / personal development.
Desirable- Higher degree
- Evidence of Management Training
- Evidence of Teaching Training
Clinical ExperienceEssential- Demonstrable experience of paediatric spinal deformity reconstructive surgery and evidence of specialist training in this field.
- Significant experience of adult spinal surgery sufficient to support transition of care service of paediatric patients as into adulthood.
Desirable- A third year of paediatric and or adult spinal fellowship/training
Research and AuditEssential- Record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills
- A demonstrable aptitude for participating in departmental research goals.
Desirable- Involvement in and completion of clinical audits
- Evidence of original research and publication.
Teaching skill and experienceEssential- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable- Appraisal training
- Teaching qualification
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