Consultants
- Mr Max Gibbons
- sarcoma / primary and revision knee / patellofemoral
- Mr Duncan Whitwell
- sarcoma / primary and revision hip
Team
- 1 Registrar - usually works for MG
- 1 fellow - usually works for DW
- 1 SHO - very busy role
- 2 sarcoma nurses
- sarcoma coordinator
- also close involvement with plastics / oncologists
Duties
- MDT meeting
- Sarcoma MDT every monday
- oncologist / orthopods / plastics / radiologists / general surgeon/ cardiothoracic
- all current cases and new referrals discussed
- excellent opportunity for learning by osmosis and seeing good imaging
- Theatre
- main sarcoma list is alternate Wednesday between the 2 consultant with dedicated plastics cover as required
- also have further full day elective list which has standard elective mix or sarcoma depending on workload
- MG is an excellent trainer(Trainer of the year 2011)
- you will get to do most of the operating, even tumour cases (under supervision)
- Fellow usually will do some additional lists (elective and sarcoma) for DW
- Clinics
- elective clinics
- sarcoma clinic every monday
- DW has additional monthly satellite clinics in Bristol
this is a very busy job, with a lot of time management and organisational skills required. It is however a very good job with lots of opportunities for learning new skills and operative techniques