Trust Doctor in General Surgery

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust
Whipps Cross Hospital
Trust Doctor in General Surgery
Full Time Post

We're looking for a full-time general surgery registrar to join our team and build your skills in elective surgery and elective lower GI cancer clinics. You'll spend your time in clinic and theatre, seeing patients before and after their operations and gaining hands-on experience across a wide range of planned general surgery.

Main duties of the job

This post has limited exposure to emergency work, so it suits someone who wants to focus on elective practice, with time to learn and be supported.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You'll work in a friendly, supportive team where our WeCare values guide how we care for patients and treat each other. You'll have GMC registration and the relevant surgical training, e.g. MRCS, and a genuine interest in elective general surgery. We welcome applications from doctors of all backgrounds. Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completion of ST2 level or equivalent
• Experience of Clinical Audit

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree
• Published in peer review journal
• Presentation in national/international meeting
• Formal experience in education and training
• Experience in management

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work well in a multi disciplinary environment
• Strong sense of responsibility Up-to-date resuscitation Skills

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable interest in general surgery
• CCrISP, ATLS

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of General surgery, outpatient clinics and inpatient workload and breast surgery

Desirable criteria

• Endoscopy skills Laparoscopic surgery experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent MRCS/FRCS or equivalent GMC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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