Locum Consultant in General Surgery

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Locum Consultant in General surgery.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to take up a post as a General Surgeon and would be expected to undertake all forms of general surgery. The post holder would be expected to be skilled in advanced laparoscopic operating.

The successful candidate will partake in a 1:14 acute on call rota including rotas for CEPOD operating lists and acute surgical clinics.

The Gastrointestinal (GI) surgeons run the general surgical on call service (colorectal and upper gastrointestinal) which is currently a 1 in 14 rota.During periods on call the post holder will be freed up from all elective activity in order to run the surgical assessment unit on Ward 5 and to triage and treat all acute surgical referrals. The post holder will also partake in a 1/14 rota to provide CEPOD acute operation lists and weekday hot clinics. Familiarity with the management of general surgical pathology would therefore be essential.

They will be required to deliver outpatient clinics, theatre and Endoscopy sessions and attend MDT's.

As part of the department the post holder would be expected to provide assessment to outpatients with a wide variety of conditions and would be expected to partake in the triage and investigation of fast track referrals. The post holder would be expected to be Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) Accredited.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.