Locum Consultant Colorectal Surgeon (Interest in Cancer)

Locum Consultant Colorectal Surgeon (Interest in Cancer) NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Colorectal Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months Hours 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week (incl participation in on call rota Job ref 321-TP S5

Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

A whole-time Locum post as a C onsultant in Colorectal Surgery is available now at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .

This i s a fixed term contract for the period of one year.

The Colorectal Department currently has a vacancy for a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon to join ten current C onsultant colleagues and a Speciali st Doctor .

The department's expertise covers the full range of colorectal surgery with high volumes of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floo r disorders and proctology. The new C onsultant will have a broad training in colorectal surgery and able to integrate and help develop the above services .

Main duties of the job Surgical management of elective and emergency Colorectal Surgery with a primary interest in cancer. The candidate will work within a department of ten other Consultant, and one Specialist, Colorectal Surgeons and participate in the wider emergency on call rota .

The primary focus of the post will be LGI Cancer and general Colorectal Surgery , working closely with the existing surgeons and multi-disciplinary teams in providing th ese service s . Activity will also include L ower GI endoscopy lists .

The post holder will participate in the on-call rota for Emergency General Surgery services based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site.

The postholder's duties will be primarily at The Churchill Hospital and John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations within Oxfordshire , including the Horton General Hospital in Banbury .

Working for our organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospital s promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description.

Surgical management of elective and emergency Colorectal Surgery with a primary interest in Cancer. The candidate will work within a department of eight other Consultant, and one Specialist, Colorectal Surgeons and participate in the wider emergency on call rota .

The primary focus of the post will be LGI Cancer and general Colorectal Surgery , working closely with the existing surgeons and multi-disciplinary teams in providing th ese service s . Activity will also include L ower GI endoscopy lists .

The post holder will participate in the on-call rota for Emergency General Surgery services based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site.

The postholder's duties will be primarily at The Churchill Hospital and John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations within Oxfordshire , including the Horton General Hospital in Banbury .

Person specification Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• General & Colorectal Surgery; exposure to Emergency General Surgery. Experience in Cancer
• An appropriate higher colorectal surgical qualification - E.g.MD / PhD
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview CESR or European Community Rights

Experience

• Experience in a specialist colorectal unit
• Level of responsibility Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Skils and Knowledge

• Open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
• Colonoscopy - independent practice
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant
• Effective administrative and time management skills
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Evidence of Robotic surgery training
• JAG accreditation
• Evidence of post CCT experience in the management of colorectal cancer and locally advanced cancer
• Peer reviewed publications

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mr Nick Symons
Job title Consultant Colorectal Surgeon + Clinical Lead
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Additional information
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Nick Symons, Clinical Lead for Colorectal Surgery or Giles Bond-Smith, Clinical Director for Surgery

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email: .

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