Orthopaedics Clinical Fellow Doctor

This post is a limited term appointment for 6 months.

About the role

Are you looking to expand your trauma and orthopaedic skills?

Join the well-integrated team at Noble’s Hospital in this non-training role doctor post as an Orthopaedics Clinical Fellow Doctor. Day-to-day, you will be involved in the ward management of both elective and trauma orthopaedic patients, attend the orthopaedic and trauma outpatient clinics, and be encouraged to partake in the elective and trauma theatre lists. Working as part of one of four consultant-led teams, you will have fantastic opportunities to gain experience in routine care of orthopaedic patients and to develop basic orthopaedic surgical skills.

You will be part of a 1 in 5 on call rota comprising 24 hour on call shift (16 hours residential 08.00 to 24.00 / 8 hours non residential 00.00 to 08.00) with compensatory rest. This on call service provides 1^st on call cover for orthopaedics and is supported by 2^nd and 3^rd on call non residential cover through dedicated Orthopaedic Associate Specialists \ Staff Grade Doctors and Consultants.

The Orthopaedic service spans two mixed-sex wards comprising of 31 beds in total, and offers a range of general orthopaedics to cater to the needs of the population, as well as a dedicated Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic with embedded physiotherapy facilities and plaster room and the support of a well-equipped radiology department. As the road racing capital of the world, the Isle of Man hosts the world-famous TT races and the Manx Grand Prix, meaning that for 4 weeks a year Orthopaedics deal with a large intake of high velocity injuries from both racers and visitors alike.

If you would like to achieve a fantastic work-life balance with a professionally satisfying job, then this could be the job for you!

A workplace that invests in you

✔ A competitive salary that increases each 12 months until you reach the salary maximum.

✔ Annual leave starting at 29 days and 10 Bank Holidays.

✔ Subject to meeting eligibility criteria, the IOM Public Service offers two pension arrangements: the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011 or the Isle of Man Government Defined Contribution (DC) Arrangement.

✔ You may be eligible for a Blue Light Card, unlocking a wide range of exclusive discounts on shopping, food and leisure activities at hundreds of popular high street and online retailers.

✔ Our on-site education and training centre, Keyll Darree, comprises a lecture theatre, well stocked medical library, training facilities and a state of the art simulation lab which is operated by trained simulation practitioners.

✔ We recognise the need for all medical staff on the Island to maintain connections with medicine in the United Kingdom and encourage links with other units, as well as providing study leave with pay and expenses to attend approved conferences and workshops.

✔ Free on-site car parking.

✔ Step away from NHS pressures and demands! The Island’s healthcare system is similar but separate to the UK NHS.

✔ Access to the Learning, Education and Development training facility, which is exclusively for Public Service employees, to keep on top of your continuous professional development.

✔ Access to the staff canteen at Noble’s Hospital where you can purchase affordable food and drinks in your breaks.

✔ Free access to the Isle of Man Government Staff Welfare Service which offers professional counselling, emotional support and sign-posting on a wide range of issues.

✔ Accommodation is available for the first 6 months in your role at a reduced rate for non-Island residents.