Locum Consultant in Day Case General Surgery and Surgical Triage

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at University Hospitals of Leicester for a Locum Consultant in Day Case General Surgery and Surgical Triage. Within this you will be able to work within Leicester Surgical Same Day Emergency Care service and deliver emergency surgery ambulatory clinics, alongside the review of emergency surgical patients. You will also have regular Day Case . There will be opportunity to work with colleagues in the development of new and effective patient care pathways in a department which strives to provide excellent services.

You will have the opportunity to discuss personal aspirations and any on-going training requirements which we would look to support and facilitate as part of your continuing professional development whilst in the role

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will support the delivery of high-quality patient care through clinical excellence, supervision, and continuous improvement.

Core Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat, and manage patient care, ensuring effective departmental function.
• Support colleagues by covering planned absences.
• Contribute to service development with consultants, CMG, GPs, and commissioners.
• Supervise and support junior staff, adhering to Trust HR policies.
• Participate in teaching, training, and assessment of medical staff at all levels.
• Engage in clinical governance, audits, CPD, and attend mandatory meetings.
• Fulfil managerial and financial duties where required.
• Maintain high standards in line with GMC guidance and Trust protocols.
• Respond to Trust requests, including incident or complaint investigations.
• Undertake required induction, appraisal, statutory training, and revalidation

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job 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.

Job description
Job 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

• 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

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

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential

• 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

• 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

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

Desirable

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Equality & Diversity

Essential

• 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

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

Management

Essential

• 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

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

Person Specification
Training & Qualifications

Essential

• 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

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

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential

• 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

• 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

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

Desirable

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Equality & Diversity

Essential

• 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

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

Management

Essential

• 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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address

Cross Site

Leicester

LE1 5WW

United Kingdom

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