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