East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Emergency General Surgeon with an Upper GI interest

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Job summary

We are currently looking for an Emergency General Consultant Surgeon with an interest in Upper GI surgery. This post has been created to add support to the current General Surgery department.

The successful candidate will join the Surgical Department at the QEQM Hospital and work within the team to support and enhance the already excellent department. The post holder will lead to a total of eleven consultant surgeons within the department.

Main duties of the job

  • Patient safety
  • Clinical Governance
  • Audit & Research
  • Evidence Based High Quality of patient care
  • Restore & Recovery Program
  • Pooled list
  • Emergency Surgical Care
  • Hot Gall Bladder Service
  • Elective General and Benign Upper GI/Gall Bladder Service
  • Team Working
  • Mandatory Training, Appraisal Up to date
  • Compliance with complaints
  • Upper GI MDT
  • Upper GI Team
  • Regular Ward Rounds and support 'criteria to reside'
  • Communicate and work with supporting staffs and team including other departments and tertiary centre

About us

The Surgery and Anaesthetics Care Group runs General Surgical services in the 2 acute hospitals - the William Harvey Hospital (WHH) and Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM).

The Department has an active role in teaching undergraduate medical students on attachments from UCL, GKT and Imperial Medical Schools. We are involved in offering undergraduate teaching to the new Medical School, Kent & Medway Institute of Medicine, which has started in September 2020.

Details

Date posted

08 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

344-3593CONSAC-D

Job locations

QEQM Hospital

Margate

CT9 4AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must hold FRCS or equivalent and have wide experience in General, Emergency and GI surgery. Applicants should have experience in operating on complex benign conditions of Gall Bladder. Participate in the hot Gall Bladder list. Manage pancreatitis and liaise with tertiary centreto refer appropriate complex hepato-biliary case. Participate in the local upper GI MDT. Actively participate in trust upper GI unit.

The full Job Description can be found below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must hold FRCS or equivalent and have wide experience in General, Emergency and GI surgery. Applicants should have experience in operating on complex benign conditions of Gall Bladder. Participate in the hot Gall Bladder list. Manage pancreatitis and liaise with tertiary centreto refer appropriate complex hepato-biliary case. Participate in the local upper GI MDT. Actively participate in trust upper GI unit.

The full Job Description can be found below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • Medical or healthcare professional qualification
  • Part of the GMC specialist register or will be within 6 months of interview.
  • Independent practice within NHS and experience managing junior medical staff and teams.

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Effective Leadership skills
  • Interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Environmental and political awareness
  • Excellent written and verbal communications

Desirable

  • High quality business and service planning skills

Clinical governance, Personal/professional attributes & Other requirements

Essential

  • Experience of Audit
  • Evidence of participation in annual appraisal
  • Understanding of clinical incident reporting & risk management
  • Upholds and models the Trust values
  • Adheres to the GMC code of conduct
  • Can demonstrate the ability and willingness to travel across sites effectively

Desirable

  • Experience of service improvement
  • Interest in research & development
  • Previous involvement in education & training
Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

  • Medical or healthcare professional qualification
  • Part of the GMC specialist register or will be within 6 months of interview.
  • Independent practice within NHS and experience managing junior medical staff and teams.

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Effective Leadership skills
  • Interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Environmental and political awareness
  • Excellent written and verbal communications

Desirable

  • High quality business and service planning skills

Clinical governance, Personal/professional attributes & Other requirements

Essential

  • Experience of Audit
  • Evidence of participation in annual appraisal
  • Understanding of clinical incident reporting & risk management
  • Upholds and models the Trust values
  • Adheres to the GMC code of conduct
  • Can demonstrate the ability and willingness to travel across sites effectively

Desirable

  • Experience of service improvement
  • Interest in research & development
  • Previous involvement in education & training

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

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

QEQM Hospital

Margate

CT9 4AN


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

QEQM Hospital

Margate

CT9 4AN


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

QEQM Site Lead

Sudhakar Mangam

smangam@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

344-3593CONSAC-D

Job locations

QEQM Hospital

Margate

CT9 4AN


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