Specialist - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Core
Provide comprehensive orthopaedic services including elective surgery, trauma management, and outpatient care in a regional hospital setting.
Role type
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Builds
Elective surgical programs, trauma services, and outpatient clinics for a regional population
Domain
Healthcare / Orthopaedic Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Orthopaedic surgery, trauma management, elective surgery, clinical governance, teaching and mentoring, after-hours on-call rostering
Preferred skills
Experience with Indigenous Health and Refugee Health programs
Responsibilities
Deliver specialist orthopaedic care to inpatients and outpatients, manage acute trauma and fracture presentations, conduct regular elective orthopaedic operating lists, supervise weekly fracture clinics, provide consultative support to the Emergency Department, participate in a 1:5 after-hours and weekend on-call roster, contribute to service planning and clinical governance, participate in teaching and mentoring of junior medical staff
Seniority
Consultant (Senior, hands-on IC)