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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (On Calls As Per Rota)
Job ref
357-MLN-442-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2024 23:59

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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Fixed Term Consultant General Surgeon - Interest in Benign Upper GI

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

This position is a whole time (10 PA), or maximum part time, replacement Fixed Term Consultant General Surgeon with Interest in Benign Upper GI disease,   appointment for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.  There is the option of additional PA’s in agreement with the successful candidate.  However, any additional PA’s will be reviewed annually through the job planning process.

If the person appointed elects to undertake a maximum part time contract, he / she will be required to devote substantially the whole of his / her professional time to the duties of the post and to give them priority at all times.

Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post.  If such a person is appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Main duties of the job

This is a Consultant based service and the Consultant will have continuing responsibility for the patients in his/her charge and to assist in the proper functioning of the department. He/she will be responsible for the pre-operative counselling, assessment and investigations, the surgery, post-operative inpatient care and outpatient review.

Working for our organisation

  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change)
  • Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life – ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we’ll pay you weekly – ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
  • Relocation packages: If a relocation package is offered for the role, you could qualify for expenses of up to 25% of your starting salary.

And there’s more!!:

    • Family & Childcare including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston,  maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
    • Health & Wellbeing including mindfulness, counselling, mental health first aid, health check MOTs, physiotherapy, eye tests.
    • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research and GP speciality training programme.
    • Discounts & Salary Sacrifice including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics and wider wallet.
    • Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee will provide a General Surgical Service at Lincoln and Associated Hospitals and contribute to the comprehensive countywide Colorectal Surgical Service for the population of Lincolnshire in accordance with the agreed Cancer Centre standards.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • An appropriate higher surgical qualification
Desirable criteria
  • FRCS

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to teach and work with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Understanding of the needs of Trainees Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative responsibilities
  • Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to organise relevant audit activities
  • Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in Colorectal Surgery
  • Experience in performing lower GI endoscopies
  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the speciality
Desirable criteria
  • Familiarity with issues of service, organisation and development Knowledge of the utilisation of IT in clinical practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Amit Shukla
Job title
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
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