Job summary
Applications are invited for a fixed term 12 month post to work at registrar level in Colorectal Surgery.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust serves the largest populations in the UK and is comprised of four hospitals namely the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital. This post represents a new and exciting opportunity for General Surgeons in Training, aimed at surgical trainees at above ST3 level in General Surgery based at Heartlands Hospital, as part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. The post on offer is for 1 year, with a view to extending. Initial assessment of progress will be made at 6 months with extension beyond this mutually agreed. The appointed candidate will be expected to provide support for an emergency general surgery as well as elective colorectal services.
The successful applicant will be appointed to the Colorectal and General Surgery service at Heartlands Hospital. The post will be particularly suited to ST3 or above applicants who are wishing to develop their clinical portfolio. Applicants will be expected to participate in departmental audit and research appropriate to their educational requirements.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will include being part of the 1 in 16 general surgical registrar on-call rota. The clinical work will be based at Heartlands and Solihull clinical sites. UHB represents the largest acute Trust in the country and as such has one of the largest and most ethnically diverse surgical patient and clinician cohorts in the UK. There is a well-established surgical and research teams across all sites.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY SKILLS
*Good clinical skills and be competent at managing the acute surgical on-call under supervision of the on-call consultant
*Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
*Enthusiasm and the ability to demonstrate independent thinking and problem solving
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This will consist of providing 1 in 16 General surgical on-call and also cover for the CEPOD emergency theatre. Contributing equally to all components to elective and colorectal rotas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY SKILLS
*Good clinical skills and be competent at managing the acute surgical on-call under supervision of the on-call consultant
*Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
*Enthusiasm and the ability to demonstrate independent thinking and problem solving
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This will consist of providing 1 in 16 General surgical on-call and also cover for the CEPOD emergency theatre. Contributing equally to all components to elective and colorectal rotas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC
- MRCS
Experience
Essential
- Have a full-time hospital service experience as a Registrar or equivalent in the NHS
- General surgical experience, especially emergency general surgery
- Experience in audit and research
- Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- A high degree of competence in all basic medical skills coupled with evidence of manual dexterity necessary to perform technical procedures, namely surgical procedures as above
Additional Criteria
Essential
- A high degree of motivation and personal self-discipline.
- Ability to function both as a member and a potential leader of a multi-disciplinary clinical and research teams.
- Ability to manage applicants own time and work effectively, understanding of role and importance of management in the NHS.
- Understanding of the principles of Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC
- MRCS
Experience
Essential
- Have a full-time hospital service experience as a Registrar or equivalent in the NHS
- General surgical experience, especially emergency general surgery
- Experience in audit and research
- Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- A high degree of competence in all basic medical skills coupled with evidence of manual dexterity necessary to perform technical procedures, namely surgical procedures as above
Additional Criteria
Essential
- A high degree of motivation and personal self-discipline.
- Ability to function both as a member and a potential leader of a multi-disciplinary clinical and research teams.
- Ability to manage applicants own time and work effectively, understanding of role and importance of management in the NHS.
- Understanding of the principles of Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
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).
