Locum Consultant General Surgeon (UGI/HPB Specialist Interest)

Locum Consultant General Surgeon (UGI/HPB Specialist Interest) Main area General Surgery Grade Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (due to service redesign) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 214-SACC26-

Site Kings Mill Hospital Town Mansfield Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview Overview of the Consultant General Surgery role

• 1. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• 2. To share best practice and promote team working within the General Surgical department and GI multidisciplinary team.
• 3. Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
• 4. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• 5. To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)

Main duties of the job The post holder will work with consultant colleagues to provide a comprehensive General Surgery service for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Responsibilities include the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting the efficient operation of the department. The successful candidate will participate in the consultant on-call rota, provide out-of-hours care and cover colleagues during annual leave and authorised absences. The role includes delivering specialist clinical services within the post holder's area of expertise, maintaining high professional standards and contributing to service development. The post holder will supervise and support junior medical staff, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and professional requirements. Responsibilities include participation in undergraduate and postgraduate education, examinations, accreditation activities and continuing professional development. The successful candidate will contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, research and clinical governance activities, attending departmental and governance meetings as required. Additional duties include compliance with Trust policies, information governance, confidentiality, Health and Safety requirements, infection prevention standards and GMC Good Medical Practice, while undertaking other reasonable duties expected of a Consultant Surgeon.

Working for our organisation We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed overview of this role.

Person specification Qualifications

• Full General Medical Council (GMC) Registration
• Membership of Royal College of Surgeons
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (FRCS or equivalent)
• Postgraduate thesis
• MD/MSc/MMEd/PhD
• Completed fellowship programme in UGI/HPB surgery
• JAG accreditation for gastroscopies/ERCP/EUS
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview

Experience

• Successful completion of an appropriate SpR/ST/equivalent training programme
• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Ability to lead and maintain clinical credibility with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Extensive practical General Surgery experience, in particular UGI/HPB Surgery
• Capable of taking part in the emergency General Surgery on call rota (excluding vascular)
• Experience of advanced laparoscopic UGI/HPB surgery
• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• The potential to be Service Director or alternative medical management role in the future, including that of Governance lead.

Teaching

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applicationsand that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

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Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

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