Locum Consultant in Day Case General Surgery and Surgical Triage

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Consultant Day-Case General Surgeon will provide expert elective surgical care for patients with abdominal wall hernias, specialising in laparoscopic and open hernia repair. The role focuses on high-quality, efficient day-case surgery, ensuring excellent patient outcomes, rapid recovery, and adherence to enhanced recovery protocols.
• The post holder will contribute to the development of a high-volume, low-complication hernia service and support multidisciplinary collaboration within the surgical team.
• To provide a service for patients who present as an emergency to the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
• To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care, as prescribed in GMC Guidance 'Duties of a Doctor', at all times; and ensuring that bad practice is reported, as appropriate.
• To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place.

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
• To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.

• Supervise and train junior medical staff
• To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
• Teaching, research and administration.
• To proactively develop the service.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview date
• Full GMC Registration
• MB BS/MB ChB or Equivalent
• MRCS or Equivalent
• Current BLS Certification

Desirable criteria

• Membership of relavent Specialist Associations
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Fully trained in General Surgery
• Fully competent in Emergency General Surgery
• Fully competent in day case laparoscopic surgery, day case procedures, benign upper GI or coloproctology
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
• Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems.
• Demonstrates clear, logical thinking / analytical approach.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills and experience in area of interest.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest
• JAG accreditation in colonoscopy
• Undertaken a period of specialist training in a nationally recognised unit

Audit/ Quality Improvement

Essential criteria

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit
• Participation in a quality improvement programme
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit

Desirable criteria

• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvemen
• Published Audit including quality improvement.

Research

Essential criteria

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
• Evidence of recent research and development activity

Desirable criteria

• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peerreviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty. • Evidence of clinical or research commitment to relevant specialty interest.

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills
• Ability to asses clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.

Desirable criteria

• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.

Equality & Diversity

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Management

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Awareness of Service Development issues

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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