NHS Locum Consultant General Surgeon

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is welcoming applications for an NHS Locum Consultant General Surgeon.

The successful applicant will provide benign general surgical and upper gastrointestinal surgical services to the community served by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust and to play a key role with colleagues in further developing general surgical services. They will provide with consultant colleagues a service in general surgery involving in-patient and out-patient work and share in the on-call rota.

This is a new post to support the development of the General Surgery service. All staff support and ancillary facilities are in place. There will be office space for the post-holder with a dedicated computer and IT facilities and medical secretarial support.

We welcome informal visits and enquiries,

Main duties of the job

To provide a general surgical service including general surgical elective activity and 1 in 9 on call emergency cover for general surgery.
To provide elective surgical service
Consultants are required to have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper funding of their departments. They are expected to undertake administrative duties that arise from these responsibilities.
To provide an Outpatients service for new referrals and for ongoing care
To provide an on-call commitment of 1:9

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

26 September 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-372-24EG-A

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
FRCS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

MD, PhD or evidence of equivalent training and experience

Entry Criteria

Essential

Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
Training and interest in elective and emergency general surgery
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty
Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework

Desirable

GI endoscopy skills
Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
FRCS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

MD, PhD or evidence of equivalent training and experience

Entry Criteria

Essential

Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
Training and interest in elective and emergency general surgery
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty
Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework

Desirable

GI endoscopy skills
Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

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).