Job summary
Kingston Hospital is looking to recruit a Senior trust Doctor (ST3+)in General Surgery for a period of 12 months. The General Surgery department is a large department with 14 consultants, supported by 9 specialist registrars and 11 Core trainees and trust grades.
Main duties of the job
There are 2 dedicated surgical wards, comprising 50 inpatient beds; and surgery also use a 22 bedded short stay ward. The hospital has 8 inpatient theatres; 4 day surgery theatres, 2 minor operations suites (with a further 2 in development)
About us
Kingston Hospital Department of Surgery has a busy oncall take as well as one of the best laparoscopic Cholecystectomy services Nationally.
The majority of our patient services are based at Kingston Hospital, however, outreach clinics are held at a number of community hospitals including Surbiton, Teddington and Molesey hospitals.The Registrars are responsible for managing the care of patients in an inpatient, outpatient and theatre setting and for the ongoing management of patients admitted under their team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is a recent abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) service developed with a variety of procedures done including an extraperitoneal approach of ventral hernias repair.
In Kingston Hospital we developed a 7-day-per-week service with operating theatre lists running on Saturday in DSU and outpatient clinics and endoscopy running on Saturday and Sunday.
Medical Education is well developed in our department with opportunities to take part in research and multinational audits present.
For further details please review the Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is a recent abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) service developed with a variety of procedures done including an extraperitoneal approach of ventral hernias repair.
In Kingston Hospital we developed a 7-day-per-week service with operating theatre lists running on Saturday in DSU and outpatient clinics and endoscopy running on Saturday and Sunday.
Medical Education is well developed in our department with opportunities to take part in research and multinational audits present.
For further details please review the Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Status
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Registered with GMC
Desirable
- Evidence of academic distinction: e.g. Prizes; Awards; BSc, BA etc
- PG qualifications; MSc or PhD
- MRCS examination by date of appointment
Experience
Essential
- Completed CCore Surgical Training (2 years) or equivalent
- 6 months of relevant experience within the NHS
- ATLS provider course
- BSS Course or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to Audit/Research
- Evidence of contribution to Teaching
- CCrlSP Course
- Basic Laparoscopic Course or equivalent
- Able to perform Laparoscopic appendicectomy under supervision
- Able to perform open inguinal hernia repair under supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication Skills
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
Person Specification
Status
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Registered with GMC
Desirable
- Evidence of academic distinction: e.g. Prizes; Awards; BSc, BA etc
- PG qualifications; MSc or PhD
- MRCS examination by date of appointment
Experience
Essential
- Completed CCore Surgical Training (2 years) or equivalent
- 6 months of relevant experience within the NHS
- ATLS provider course
- BSS Course or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to Audit/Research
- Evidence of contribution to Teaching
- CCrlSP Course
- Basic Laparoscopic Course or equivalent
- Able to perform Laparoscopic appendicectomy under supervision
- Able to perform open inguinal hernia repair under supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication Skills
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
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).
