Locum Consultant Surgeon Breast Surgery

Job responsibilities

General Duties of the post:

The appointee will be required to maintain full registration with the General Medical Council and he/she will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

Clinical Responsibilities:

The appointee will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. The appointee will be expected to develop his/her own interests within the specialty of Breast Surgery and contribute to the overall direction of the care group of General Surgery. All changes to the post holders job plan will be agreed through the established yearly job planning round at the Trust.

Management Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the Service, and will share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. S/he will be expected to participate in the Trusts system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD. S/he will also have a commitment to participate in the Trusts professional development. The appointee will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedure, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

The consultant appointed will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of his/her department. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients and the running of his/her clinical department.

Clinical Governance and Audit Responsibilities:

The appointee will be expected to participate in the Trusts Clinical Governance activities related to general and specialist surgery and his/her chosen specialty (i.e. Breast surgery). This will include contributing to clinical audit, clinical risk activities and clinical incident reporting, responding to complaints within the Trusts expected timescale, and helping to involve users in planning and monitoring of the various clinical services.

Continuing Professional Development:

The appointee will fulfill Royal College of Surgeons and GMC guidelines for continuing professional development. The post-holder will be encouraged to attend courses and continue in their education.

The post-holder will participate in the Breast MDT and will be encouraged to lead and participate in audits. S/he will also participate in 6-weekly clinical governance morbidity and mortality reviews as part of the general surgery care group.

In line with trust policy the post-holder will be appraised on an annual basis.

The appointee will be expected to be committed to the concept of lifelong learning and to produce and maintain a personal development plan in agreement with his/her Clinical Lead in General Surgery. Study leave is available as provided for under the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, subject to approval by the Assistant Clinical Director / General Manager.

Teaching Responsibilities:

St Georges, University of London, is distinctive as the UKs only independently governed medical and health sciences higher education institution. A college of the University of London, we have been providing medical and healthcare training for over 250 years.

With approximately 6,000 students and 850 members of staff, our Mission is to advance, promote and share knowledge of health through excellence in teaching, clinical practice and research into the prevention and treatment of illness.

Our courses range from medicine, biomedical sciences, nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, social work, physiotherapy, to therapeutic and diagnostic radiography as well as postgraduate and continuing professional development courses. A number of these courses are taught through our Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is jointly run with Kingston University.

St Georges prides itself on providing the highest standard of learning through the latest in teaching and learning resources, exceptional research, innovative course development, enterprise and innovation, and strategic partnerships.

We were the first to introduce a four-year medical degree open to graduates from all disciplines and, more recently, became one of only four universities in the country to pioneer training for physicians assistants a new breed of healthcare professionals brought over from the United States.

St Georges success has been aided by our strategic partnerships with other institutions. Our life-long partnership and shared site with St Georges Hospital has created a unique learning and research environment. Our partnership with Kingston University has enabled us to expand our portfolio of courses and to introduce more initiatives, like the foundation-year medicine programme, that broaden access to medical and healthcare education for students who may have been previously excluded from higher education. And our three-way alliance with Kingston University and Royal Holloway, University of London brings together our energy, ideas and expertise to enhance teaching and research opportunities for staff and students. We have also established an Enterprise and Innovation Centre to encourage the transfer of knowledge and skills to business and the wider community.

More information about St Georges, University of London can be found at www.sgul.ac.uk.

Research:

In research, we are equally as innovative and driven by high standards of excellence to advance healthcare. There are three research Institutes at St Georges: Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences, Infection and Immunity and Population Health. These institutes undertake research in areas including, but not exclusive to, infection and immunity, cardiology, stroke, epidemiology, cell signalling and genetics.

The appointee will be encouraged to develop research interests and to contribute to the development of services across Acute, General and Specialist Medicine. Research proposals and projects must be processed through the Trusts Research and Development Office, and gain appropriate research ethics clearance.

Research is equally encouraged in conjunction with the departments of the Medical School, St Georges University of London, where an excellent research infrastructure and facilities exist.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas.
• Currently on the Special Register or eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date
• Higher professional qualification (e.g. FRCS)

Desirable

• Completion of a relevant management course / programme
• MD or PhD
• Published research papers / presentations.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Breast Surgery with appropriate CCST (see above)
• Comprehensive training on a recognised SpR programme or equivalent
• Training the Trainers and Training and Appraisal in Practice
• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of Clinical Governance
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Experience of leading clinical audits, implementing change, and monitoring compliance
• A track record in teaching medical and other clinical staff and students

Desirable

• Research skills
• Writing successful grant application(s)

Skills

Essential

• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Strong leadership skills and performance driven
• Ability to develop, motivate and lead multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
• Ability to initiate and implement change
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff
• Ability to design and deliver talks/ lectures/workshops effectively
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines
• Negotiating skills in order to influence others in a positive manner with the aim of resolving conflict where it may occur
• IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to critically appraise scientific literature. Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools.

Knowledge

Essential

• Disability and equality awareness
• Caring and professional attitude and approach with patients
• Respects individuals' rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures
• Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm.
• Able to take responsibility and lead by example
• Approachability and capacity to integrate well with medical and other colleagues
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Care Group team
• Excellent personal time management skills
• Ability to make clear rational decisions, exercising independent judgement in a professional and competent manner
• Intellectual flexibility required to work with ambiguity and complexity
• Demonstrable drive and personal resilience
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure

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).