Consultant - Orthopaedics Surgery

• Provide care to all age groups • Diagnose joint replacement, sports related injuries, spine injuries and post-surgery and rehabilitation programs • Manage chronic conditions such as arthritis or osteoporosis • Prevent and manage overuse injuries • Provide the best possible care to patients in the Medical Centre consistent with available resources • Abide by the rules of the Department & Section • Observe ethical standards compatible with contemporary medical practice • Provide and maintain medical and health professional education and continuing interdisciplinary education • Promote evidence-based decision-making • Contribute to development and comply with By-Laws, Rules and Regulations and Medical Centre policies • Ensure high professional standard of care within assigned privileges • Maintain involvement in continuing medical and interdisciplinary professional education to meet DOH requirements • Recognize authority of Head of Department, Medical Director, Medical Executive Committee and Medical Centre Director • Notify leadership of actions or claims that may affect medical licensure • Attend departmental meetings and serve on sub-committees as required • Provide consultations on patients as required • Contribute to clinical guidelines, critical care pathways and managed care processes • Perform duties as prescribed by Medical Centre leadership • Maintain confidentiality of critical and sensitive information, records and reports • Participate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Programs and In-Service Training Programs • Act as translator if needed • Take Most Responsible Physician (MRP) responsibilities for patients under direct care • Transfer MRP only with agreement of another physician • Give professional advice and technical services to other specialists or consultants when requested • Give and request consultations according to Medical Centre policies • Take professional responsibility for care given by self and junior medical staff under their direction • Contribute to teaching of staff involved in patient care • Demonstrate team leadership and work collegially with Medical Centre staff • Take on-call duty according to department rota and patient needs and assume temporary MRP duties when on-call • Ensure appropriate handover when assuming temporary MRP responsibility • Keep patients and families fully informed about condition in an ethical and humane manner • Discuss performance issues of medical staff with Line Manager • Ensure medical records are completed accurately, legibly and timely • Participate in mortality and morbidity meetings • Maintain confidentiality according to DOH policy • Lead teaching of junior medical staff and contribute to teaching of nurses, personnel, patients and carers • Improve service through audit, research and attendance at educational events • Issue DOH Sick Leave from the DOH website (sole responsibility) • Attend Occupational Safety and Health programs and comply with OHS policies and procedures • Report untoward events impacting occupational safety and health • Comply with NMCRMC OHSMS procedures and report hazards, near misses and incidents • Comply with infection prevention and control policies and notify infection prevention of infectious conditions • • MBBS or MBChB or equivalent qualification from an accredited institution • • Completion of specialty qualification as per the Recognized Specialty Certificate table