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NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S DIRECTORATE
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, GLASGOW
The post is available for 12 months in the first instance, to start in spring 2023.
We are looking for a colleague to join our large, busy Paediatric Orthopaedic Department. Duties will include routine Consultant-delivered elective and emergency care for young people aged between 0 and 16 years of age. Applicants should have a wide experience of Paediatric Orthopaedics with a minimum of one year of Fellowship training in the speciality. The on-call commitment is 1 in 8, including weekends, and applicants should be familiar with management of complex trauma cases in children and adolescents.
The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, is the largest paediatric teaching hospital in Scotland with all paediatric medical and surgical subspecialties represented on-site. The hospital provides the major Undergraduate Paediatric Teaching facility for the University of Glasgow and accommodates various University Departments.
We would welcome subspecialty interests to complement the department, especially orthopaedic oncology, neuromuscular orthopaedics, frames/reconstruction and trauma.
Applicants should have full GMC registration, a licence to practice and eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR,) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
For further information, please contact Miss Alexandra Smith, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, on 0141 4516561 or email alexandra.smith@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.