Consultant - Orthopaedics Surgery

Orthopaedic consultant role

Clinical responsibilities

• Provide high-standard patient care and consultations within assigned privileges and available resources.
• Serve as Most Responsible Physician for patients under direct care; provide temporary MRP coverage while on call and ensure appropriate handover.
• Give and request consultations under medical centre policies and provide professional advice within clinical privileges.
• Take professional responsibility for care provided by junior medical staff under the consultant's direction.
• Contribute to staff teaching, clinical guidelines, critical care pathways, and managed care processes.
• Take on-call duties according to the department rota and patient needs.

Professional responsibilities

• Follow medical centre, departmental, and section rules, regulations, and policies; maintain contemporary medical ethics and professional standards.
• Promote evidence-based decision-making and maintain confidentiality and good judgment with sensitive records and information.
• Participate in patient safety, quality improvement, and in-service training programs.
• Attend departmental meetings and serve on medical executive subcommittees as required.
• Provide and maintain medical and interdisciplinary health professional education, including continuing education to meet minimum DOH requirements.
• Notify relevant medical centre leadership of actions or claims that may affect licensure.
• Work collegially with medical centre staff and demonstrate leadership to the team.

Role requirements

• Provide care across all age groups and maintain professional standards within assigned privileges.
• Participate in continuing medical and interdisciplinary education to meet minimum DOH requirements.
• Take MRP responsibility for patients under direct care and on-call coverage as applicable.
• Comply with medical centre, department, and section rules and consultation policies.
• Maintain ethical practice, good judgment, and confidentiality.