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Job summary

Main area
Bariatric Surgery
Grade
YM73
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term Contract)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
220-S&C-MED-004
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Health
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2024 23:59

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Locum Consultant Bariatric Surgeon

YM73

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity within the General Surgery and Bariatric team at Whittington Health NHS Trust. Applications are invited for a 10 PA Locum Consultant Bariatric Surgeon to join the team on a fixed term basis for an initial 12 months.

The service seeks a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic colleague, committed to the highest standards of practice, evidence-based medicine and quality assurance. Whittington Health is a key provider of general surgery services in North Central London (NCL) and is a leading partner in the NCL General Surgery network. The successful candidate will be central to the further development of the General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery services at Whittington Health.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will be a general surgeon with a major subspecialty interest in bariatric surgery. The bariatric unit perform the full complement of laparoscopic bariatric procedures as well as advanced laparoscopy of benign upper gastrointestinal disorders. We also perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and a provisional timetable.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria
  • FRCS or equivalent On or within six months of being on the specialist register
  • On or within six months of being on the specialist register
Desirable criteria
  • Research degree, ie: PhD/MD/MS

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Fully up to date in all aspects of General Surgery and bariatric surgery
  • Clinical Expertise in bariatric surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Member of speciality association
  • Member of BOMMS
  • Attendance at courses on general surgery, including upper GI

Training

Essential criteria
  • Training in bariatric and general surgery at Senior Registrar, SpR or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Post CCT Fellowship
  • Consultant level experience

Management/Audit:

Essential criteria
  • Interest in audit
Desirable criteria
  • Management course/ certification.
  • Experience and interest in improving patient experience.

Research/Publications

Essential criteria
  • Publications and papers
Desirable criteria
  • Prizes and scholarships and continuing active research interest

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Patient focused, team player, adaptable to continuous change
  • Innovative & problem solver
  • An excellent communicator

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chetan Parmar
Job title
Consultant Surgeon & Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Telephone
020 7288 3254
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