Job summary
We invite applications for 2 full-time posts is for our Consultant in Emergency & General Surgery vacancy. The post holders will join the existing Surgical Team delivering care in the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU).
The posts are full time comprising 10-11 Programmed Activities (PAs).
These are new posts to help develop the delivery of the Emergency General Surgery service. The individuals appointed will be involved in the development of a new service delivery plan. The Trust is committed to the NHS policy of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). The post holders will have an important role, in partnership with whole General surgical team in further developing the Unit in line with SDEC. The Department is reviewing all roles.
This post has been developed to reflect the Royal College of Surgeons guidance on NHS Surgical Consultant Job Descriptions, June 2016.
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to: Mr. David Gerrard Chief of Service, General Surgery and Urology Services - 0300 6134772
Main duties of the job
The newly appointed Consultants will be part of a team of 5 SEU consultants who, between them will support the emergency service from Monday-Friday covering CEPOD operating (07:30-13:30hrs), Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Clinics and "Hot Clinics" (09:00-13:00hrs)
They will provide frontline consultant cover for emergency surgical admissions and supervise/guide junior EST staff in the management of acute surgical admissions in SEU/A&E (13:30-20:30) and planned CEPOD operating.
Currently, EST on-call duties are provided by these consultants on Tuesday and Thursday nights 8pm-8am. The outline Job Plan will incorporate specialty interest elective commitments & provision for Consultants career/development in one of the Trusts' subspecialties.
We will integrate in the SEU consultants working with the EST.
The SEU consultant maintains ownership of their emergency and elective patients.
The current Emergency Surgical Team (EST) on call system template works with 10 Consultants (6 Colorectal Consultants, 4 UGI Consultants.) 10 SPRs, 10 SHOs and 10 F1s on a rolling Rota.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job description and Person specification is attached to this vacancy.Please read carefully before applying, and ensure you give examples, to demonstrate, how you meet the essential criteria for the post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Mr David Gerrard
Job title
Chief of Service
Email address
d.gerrard@nhs.net
Additional contact information
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to: Mr. David Gerrard Chief of Service General Surgery and Urology Services 0300 134772
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job description and Person specification is attached to this vacancy.Please read carefully before applying, and ensure you give examples, to demonstrate, how you meet the essential criteria for the post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Mr David Gerrard
Job title
Chief of Service
Email address
d.gerrard@nhs.net
Additional contact information
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to: Mr. David Gerrard Chief of Service General Surgery and Urology Services 0300 134772
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS or equivalent registration
- Full GMC registration
- Possession of CTT or within six months of receipt at the date of interview
Experience
Essential
- A wide grounding during training of all aspects of emergency surgery
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Evidence of Research Activity or Higher Degree
- Completion of recognised College specialty training in sub-speciality
- Completion of teaching course
- Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
- Experience of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
- Emergency surgery course
- Sub-specialist interest
Specific Competencies
Essential
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice.
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Be able to work effectively in a team.
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.
- Ability to organise and develop service provision.
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director.
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS or equivalent registration
- Full GMC registration
- Possession of CTT or within six months of receipt at the date of interview
Experience
Essential
- A wide grounding during training of all aspects of emergency surgery
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Evidence of Research Activity or Higher Degree
- Completion of recognised College specialty training in sub-speciality
- Completion of teaching course
- Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
- Experience of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
- Emergency surgery course
- Sub-specialist interest
Specific Competencies
Essential
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice.
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Be able to work effectively in a team.
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.
- Ability to organise and develop service provision.
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director.
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
