Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

SENIOR HOUSE OFFICE IN ORTHOPAEDICS

Croydon University Hospital is an Acute General Hospital with 690 beds. It is the main District Hospital for Croydon with 24 hour Accident and Emergency Service, providing major accident cover.

The hospital provides facilities for all the major specialities, in addition to specialist functions provided include a Cardiac Unit, Child Assessment Unit and Infectious Disease Unit. The Pathological Laboratory provides services for the District and also for the Environmental Health Services. The hospital also accommodates the Croydon Eye Unit and the Croydon Chest clinic, and provides Audiometry, Speech Therapy and EEG Services to other hospitals within the District. There is a Psychiatric Clinic staffed by Warlingham Park Hospital with an adjacent Ward Unit providing bed for patients in need of treatment.

Staffing in the Orthopaedic Department

Senior Staff

• Mr. G Howell
  Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in joint replacement surgery
• Mr C Kinmont
  Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in knee surgery
• Mr. V Naidu
  Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in children’s surgery
• Mr. G. Marsh
  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in back surgery
• Mr M Kotrba
  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Mr. A. Iossifidis
  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and upper limb surgery
• Mr. F. Kashif
  Consultant of Neck Of Femur Unit
• Mr. L. Zolczer
  Consultant Paediatrics
• Mr Fadero
  Locum Staff Grade

Junior Staff

• 5 Specialist Registrar (south East, south west and north east deaneries)
• 2 Trust Grade Doctors
• 3 SHO’s (BST)
• 2 SHOs (FY2)
• 3 Trust Grade SHO
• Three FY1s

Teams

• Team A
  Mr. M Kotrba with Mr. G. Marsh
• Team B
  Mr. G Howell with Mr. A. Iossifidis
• Team C
  Mr. V Naidu with Mr. L Zolcer
• Hip Team
  Mr Kashif and Mr Fadero( Locum)

Duties of the Post

The position of the Senior House Officer in Orthopaedics at Croydon University Hospital involves mainly general Orthopaedics and Traumatic Surgery. Trauma inevitably forms a high percentage of the work load as a high proportion of the patients admitted are emergencies.

Duties of the Senior House Officer include attendance at operating sessions, out-patient and fracture clinics. S/he will clerk all new Trauma Admissions, some of the routine or “cold” admissions and attend ward rounds with Consultant and also with Registrar.

There is an active Medical Centre at Croydon University Hospital, which holds regular fortnightly meetings and, in addition, weekly meetings specially designed for junior staff of all disciplines. No specific research programme is planned but there is a vast wealth of clinical material available for clinical research.

The Duty Rota

The Senior House Officer rota is a full shift rota with 8 SHOs participating. Annual Leave is rostered into the shift and usually taken a week after A&E Nights.

The Trust is at present reviewing the work pattern and rest periods in line with the requirements of the European Working Time Directive.

There will be dedicated on-call Bleeps that you will need to collect from Switchboard when you are On Call in A&E Days/Night. This will enable the Switchboard Operators and Nursing staff to bleep the correct Doctor.

Study Leave

All leave will be co-ordinated and approved by Mr Kinmont and the Post Graduate Clinical Tutor currently Miss G Menon.

Locum cover may be provided depending on the resources available, 6 weeks notice need to be given to rrange locum cover.

ALL staff to attend:

• Trauma meeting every morning at 8.00 am: Mon – Thurs – in portakabin
• Friday – X-ray Department.
• Orthopaedic Tutorial 12.30 pm every Monday in portakabin.
• Orthopaedic Tutorial & Audit meeting 12.30 pm every Friday in the portakabin

Induction Course in Trauma Management

Held first Saturday of February and August in P.G.M.C. to be attended, especially the morning session, by all Registrars, SHO’s and HO’s who do not hold an ATLS certificate. The course is recognised for study leave and there is no fee for those who work in the hospital. To reserve a place, call Ext. 3015.

Radiation Protection Certificate

SHO’s who have not attended and obtained a certificate must do so.

The Orthopaedic Department works as a unit rather than separate teams.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE: SHO TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDIC

	ESSENTIAL	DESIRABLE
Education & Qualifications	MB or Equitable	ATLS
Further Training and Knowledge	Surgical aptitude	Basic Surgical skills course
Aptitudes and Skills	Management and diagnostic skills	Research and study background
Experience	Two house jobs and no more than two SHO posts	Extra curricular achievements
Personality and Personal Attributes	Confidence, good decision maker	Evidence of Team work and organisational skills