The Orthopedic Surgeon will work as part of the trauma team delivering trauma care as part of the multi-disciplinary clinical team. They have the additional responsibility for providing peri-operative, operative, and post-operative orthopedic management of patients presenting to the facility.

Duties and responsibilities:

Perform triage of individual and multiple patients as needed.
Manage all patients according to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) or European Trauma Course (ETC) principles including but not limited to the use of tourniquets, pelvic binders, and chest drains.
Perform a pre-operative documented surgical assessment including distal neurovascular status of limbs.
Perform damage control orthopaedic surgery including but not limited to:
- Wound debridement of soft tissue and bone including amputation if indicated.
- Perform complete fasciotomy of limbs as needed.
- External Fixation of pelvis and long bones.
- Reduction of dislocated joints and stabilization of fractures with plaster.
- Advise on closed management of spinal injuries.
- Manage post-operative orthopedic care.
- Maintain a contemporaneous medical record.
- Stabilize and support a casualty before evacuation by air or land, in support of ER clinical team if required.
- Ensure best practice in line with clinical guidelines.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience:

University Degree in Medicine with a minimum of 5 Years post-qualification experience.
A specialist qualification and/or formal education program in Surgery.

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