Colorectal Surgeon – General Colorectal

Job description

Job responsibilities

The on-call surgical team consists of two SpRs, Two Core Trainees and two FY1s. At night there is one SpR, two Core Trainees and two FY1s. The full shift pattern for juniors is compliant with EWTD. Patients are initially admitted to a specialised Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU). On this ward, all patients will be under the care of the On-Call Surgeons. When patients are transferred to the elective surgical wards or to outlying wards, care will be continued to be provided by the admitting surgeon. The consultants are relieved of all other clinical commitments during their period of emergency on-call.

Emergency on-call includes but is not limited to:

*managing patients on SAU

*ensuring that all emergency admissions have a senior review within 12 hours of admission

*performing and supervising emergency general surgery

*seeing in-hospital referrals for general surgery emergency opinions

*being available for general and military trauma as requested.

The appointee will not normally be expected to cover vascular or urology emergencies or deal with head injuries. QEHB does not admit paediatric patients.

Teaching

As the main teaching hospital for the University of Birmingham, the appointee will be expected to regularly teach students and postgraduates as well as contributing to examinations. They will also be expected to supervise resident doctors.

To provide the best healthcare for the people and communities we serve locally, nationally and internationally by delivering excellence in patient care through clinical expertise, research, innovation, teaching, training and support services.

Our Values

Respect

We respect each other at all times with regard to age, disability, gender, position, race, religion and sexual orientation through professionalism and courtesy, treating all patients, colleagues, visitors, carers, communities and others as they would wish to be treated

Responsibility

We take personal and collective responsibility to do the best we can, working towards agreed individual and Trust-wide goals and expect to be held accountable and to challenge poor performance

Honesty

We are open, have integrity and are inclusive in our engagement and our decision processes

Innovation

We strive to be responsive, creative and flexible; always looking for ways to do things better. We trial new ideas and share best practice quickly and fully.

The appointee should be competent to perform colorectal resectional surgery as well as be able to deal with colorectal emergencies and complications of surgery out of hours. Mentoring will be available, but the appointee should demonstrate via their logbook that they are capable of independent practice and have recent experience in colorectal cancer surgery. Elective work takes place at both QEHB and Solihull hospital.

The appointee will perform two outpatient clinics per week, a weekly endoscopy list, and general or colorectal surgery operating lists with continuing support from other team members. The appointee will be expected to work flexibly with the other team members to ensure operating lists and endoscopy lists are used to maximal effect.

In addition to contributing to the Colorectal service, the appointee will support the Emergency General Surgery On-Call service, including night cover. The new hospital has attracted a significant increase in the number of emergency referrals to General Surgery and an equivalent increase in the number of admissions through the Emergency Department. Although provision of emergency care for General Surgical patients is becoming a speciality in its own right, this is a nascent service which remains fully supported by the General Surgeons. There are two General Surgical consultants on call (normally of differing GI specialities) and they are both released from all elective activity whilst on call. There is a separate vascular, urology and neurosurgery on-call rota.

The appointee will contribute to the Colorectal Consultant of the Week at Solihull Hospital where they will manage the colorectal inpatients including daily ward rounds and out-of-hours cover. This duty is shared with Consultant Colorectal Surgeons from other sites within the Trust.

The department has a strong research reputation with a number of academic consultants covering a breadth of research themes. It is desirable that the appointee will have an academic background to support the strength of the Unit, such as a higher degree (MD or PhD) and/or a track record of high quality publications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

CCT in general surgery

GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months

Higher Degree, MD or PhD

Desirable

Involvement in National Committees or Guidelines

Track record of high-quality publications

Experience

Essential

Ability to perform colorectal resections and deal with complications.

Ability to manage an unselected Emergency General Surgery take

Desirable

Experience in management and treatment of complex colorectal cancer surgery

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *CCT in general surgery
• *GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months

Desirable

• *Higher Degree, MD or PhD
• *Involvement in National Committees or Guidelines
• *Track record of high-quality publications

Experience

Essential

• *Ability to diagnose and manage Pelvic Floor problems
• *Ability to manage an unselected Emergency General Surgery take

Desirable

• *Experience working in a tertiary Pelvic Floor unit

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)