Consultant Surgery - General Surgery (Specialist interest Endoscopy)

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 March 2025

Job summary

Consultant Surgery - General Surgery (Specialist interest Endoscopy) 10PA's Permanent position

We're looking for a dynamic individual to join our friendly surgical team. This newly created post expanding our surgical team can either be substantive or a fixed term contract with an interest in Emergency General Surgery and Endoscopy. Daily duties will be supporting surgical teams in the delivery of safe patient care to help with on call and waiting list management. General Surgery experience in required and specific training in any of the specialties of General & Emergency Surgery. There will be an average of 8 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.

As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following: -

Main duties of the job

The provision of a first-class clinical service

Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

Sustaining and developing teaching for our trainees

Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies

Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans

Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

  • Safety
  • Care
  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-MEDCGSUR-02-25

Job locations

Tameside Hospital

fountain street

Ashton under lyne

OL6 9RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Expert clinical knowledge of the management of elective & emergency cases within specialty.
  • Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Training and experience in gastrointestinal endoscopy, including JAG accreditation (or equivalent) in lower & upper GI

Desirable

  • Current knowledge of best practice, NICE guidelines and evidence based practice.
  • Evidence of participation in research and publications.

Training Expected

Essential

  • Evidence of Logbook to support expected surgical activity.
  • Audit experience
  • Ability to support the delivery of clinical and national priorities.
  • Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical & operative skills.

Desirable

  • Experience of designing audit projects
  • Experience of leading surgical teams
  • Experience of Innovation
  • Experience of alternative healthcare models.
  • Experience of teaching.

Academic Achievements:

Essential

  • Experience of research, and presentations at Academic forums
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
  • Publications in indexed journals.

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a Licence to practice.
  • CCT or CESR (CP) - within 6 months of interview
  • European Community Rights

Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare; higher degree or masters equivalent in Education, Leadership or Management.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Expert clinical knowledge of the management of elective & emergency cases within specialty.
  • Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Training and experience in gastrointestinal endoscopy, including JAG accreditation (or equivalent) in lower & upper GI

Desirable

  • Current knowledge of best practice, NICE guidelines and evidence based practice.
  • Evidence of participation in research and publications.

Training Expected

Essential

  • Evidence of Logbook to support expected surgical activity.
  • Audit experience
  • Ability to support the delivery of clinical and national priorities.
  • Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical & operative skills.

Desirable

  • Experience of designing audit projects
  • Experience of leading surgical teams
  • Experience of Innovation
  • Experience of alternative healthcare models.
  • Experience of teaching.

Academic Achievements:

Essential

  • Experience of research, and presentations at Academic forums
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
  • Publications in indexed journals.

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a Licence to practice.
  • CCT or CESR (CP) - within 6 months of interview
  • European Community Rights

Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare; higher degree or masters equivalent in Education, Leadership or Management.

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).

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.

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

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

fountain street

Ashton under lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

fountain street

Ashton under lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Divisional Direct Surgery

Anthony Edwards

Anthony.edwards1@tgh.nhs.uk

01619225564

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-MEDCGSUR-02-25

Job locations

Tameside Hospital

fountain street

Ashton under lyne

OL6 9RW


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