Job summary
Working Full Time : 10 Sessions per week
Applications are invited for a new permanent consultant post in General Surgery, with a specialist interest in Upper GI Surgery.
The successful candidate will be a fulltime permanent appointment. The Upper GI team at the Countess of Chester deals with the full range of benign oesophogastric disease. Regarding malignant disease, our team liaise with our regional tertiary centres.
We would welcome further discussion with any interested candidates and would be pleased to arrange a visit to the Department for you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be expected to complement our existing team of consultants and integrate within our team to provide a complete General Surgery service. The successful candidate would be expected to have a subspeciality interest in Upper GI surgery with evidence of independent practice in Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and anti-reflux surgery. To complement our existing department, it would be desirable to have experience in ERCP and laparoscopic hernias. We would want the successful candidate to lead on and help drive forward our acute cholecystectomy service, so experience within this field would also be desirable.
In addition to the management of general surgical cases and participation in a Consultant Surgeon of the Week (CSOW) rota.
All consultants are expected to participate in the on-call rota (1 in 10 following appointment).
The Countess of Chester holds a national reputation for excellence in Research. The successful candidate would be expected to have experience of involvement in NIHR portfolio studies and would ideally have been PI for one of these. We would want the successful candidate to have experience of supervising Deanery Resident doctors and Foundation doctors, and to have a keen interest in training.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Basic qualification / Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- An appropriate higher surgical qualification
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Research
Essential
- Evidence of Publications in refereed journals, Presentations at international, national and regional level and Commitment to research
Desirable
- Previous experience of Clinical Trials
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of morbidity/mortality audit, unit and specific audit and understand risk assessment
Relevant experience in General Surgery
Essential
- Wide experience in emergency surgery excluding vascular
- Commitment to consultant surgeon of the week for surgical emergencies.
- Competence in the management of the multi-injured patient
- Competence in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Relevant experience in Upper GI Surgery
Essential
- Evidence of independent operating in the indicator procedures in colorectal surgery, Competence in Upper GI endoscopy and Commitment to clinical audit and research
Desirable
- Expertise in ERCP
- Post CCT Fellowship
Management experience
Essential
- Evidence of attendance at management course, management in practice and ounderstanding of the NHS and aware of the management/political agenda and it's implications for the service
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of teaching to medical students, junior doctors, other PAMS and Operative teaching to SpR and CST trainees
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work in a surgical team, Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, Insight , Ability to work under pressure and Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
Person Specification
Basic qualification / Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- An appropriate higher surgical qualification
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Research
Essential
- Evidence of Publications in refereed journals, Presentations at international, national and regional level and Commitment to research
Desirable
- Previous experience of Clinical Trials
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of morbidity/mortality audit, unit and specific audit and understand risk assessment
Relevant experience in General Surgery
Essential
- Wide experience in emergency surgery excluding vascular
- Commitment to consultant surgeon of the week for surgical emergencies.
- Competence in the management of the multi-injured patient
- Competence in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Relevant experience in Upper GI Surgery
Essential
- Evidence of independent operating in the indicator procedures in colorectal surgery, Competence in Upper GI endoscopy and Commitment to clinical audit and research
Desirable
- Expertise in ERCP
- Post CCT Fellowship
Management experience
Essential
- Evidence of attendance at management course, management in practice and ounderstanding of the NHS and aware of the management/political agenda and it's implications for the service
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of teaching to medical students, junior doctors, other PAMS and Operative teaching to SpR and CST trainees
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work in a surgical team, Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, Insight , Ability to work under pressure and Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
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
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).
