General Surgery Emergency Consultant

Job summary

Job Summary:

To join a team that provides comprehensive consultant-based patient-centred management of Emergency General Surgical. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant led service. The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.

Prospective candidates for this position should possess FRCS (general surgery) or its equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council (GMC) or be in receipt of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) within six months of commencing.

Main duties of the job

The appointment to this post has two main aims:

To join a team that provides comprehensive consultant-based patient-centred management of General Surgical conditions

To support the Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SSDEC)/ Surgical Assessment Unit

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant led service.

• The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department

• To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call
• To carry out ward rounds

To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme

To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, SpRs, STs and other staff as appropriate

Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff, being responsible for their appraisal and personal development planning.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

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 you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice