Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
- Job ref
- 343-LCON-168
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom and St Helier Hospital - Cross Site
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Upper GI/General Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Upper GI/General Surgery with a specialist interest in hiatus surgery based at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for 12 month fixed term post. This post attracts 10 PA's.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a wide range of acute and elective general surgical conditions and have a special interest in benign Upper GI.
Significant advanced benign Upper GI and biliary laparoscopic experience is essential. The successful candidate is expected to have significant emergency surgery experience including ‘hot gallbladders’.
It will be desirable if the successful candidate is a fully trained and JAG accredited endoscopist for upper GI endoscopy.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Mr Karim Jamal, Consultant General Surgery, Endocrine and Clinical Lead for General Surgery [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with ten other surgeons to provide an emergency service to a catchment area of approximately 450,000. They will contribute to the General Surgical on call rota 1:11 at Epsom and St Helier. Emergency appendectomies are performed on children aged 7 and above. We do not carry out any other emergency general surgical operations in the paediatric population. Elective paediatric surgery is managed by our local tertiary unit, St George’s Hospital.
The Trust has a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and the candidate should also be able to demonstrate previous commitment in this area. The successful candidate should have an interest in postgraduate education. There is ample opportunity to get involved in audit & clinical research. In this regard, candidates with a formal higher degree would be strongly considered as advantageous.
The Department operates activity cross-site therefore clinical/outpatient work is required on both sites.
The successful candidate will have administrative support from one of our Patient Pathway Coordinators within our General Surgery Pod.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).
The Trust also plays an active role in the local healthcare economy. Surrey Downs Health and Care brings together our staff, CSH and the GP groups in Surrey Downs, and Surrey County Council in a partnership to improve care for local people. Also health and care teams from organisations (the London Borough of Sutton, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sutton GP services, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust). The team will ensure people have the right support in place for them to maintain their independence and live healthily and safely at home for as long as possible.
“As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID 19".
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work with ten other surgeons to provide an emergency service ti a catchment area of approximately 450,000. They will contribute to the General Surgical on-call rota 1:11 at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry on to the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCS
Desirable criteria
- MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence or relevant research
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
- Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
- Work as one team – communicate, collaborate and share
- Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
Clinical, Management & Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in General Surgery
- Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for General Surgery
- Audit/Research experience
- Supervision of post-graduate trainees
- Personal time management skills
- Clinical Governance
- Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centered service
- Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karim Jamal
- Job title
- Clinical Lead - General Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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