Job summary
This post represents a new and exciting opportunity at Good Hope Hospital for General Surgeons in Training aimed at surgical trainees at above ST3 level in General Surgery. The position would commence in October 2025 on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2026. The appointed candidate will be expected to provide support for a wide range of emergency general surgery services and elective services as part of their job plan which may also include independent clinics and theatre activity.
The successful applicant will be appointed to the Colorectal and General Surgery service at Good Hope Hospital part of University Hospitals Birmingham. The post will be particularly suited to above ST3 applicants are wishing to enhance their surgical training skills. You will be provided with a clinical supervisor and be expected to provide supervisory and leadership responsibilities to other surgical Resident Doctors at Good Hope. Good communication and participant interview skills are vital.
Main duties of the job
*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.
This will consist of providing General Surgical on-call (please note that the service will be changing this to a 1:9 registrar on-call rota from August 2025, subject to senior management team approval) and cover for the CEPOD emergency theatre. There will be an expectation to deliver a weekly contribution to elective activity in the form of outpatients and/or theatre sessions when not on-call or undertaking CEPOD. Supervisory responsibility to other surgical Resident Doctors in training.
Main clinical and on call sessions will be based at Good Hope Hospital, with the requirement to attend Solihull for some elective commitments. The appointed candidate will need to be flexible regarding their working pattern
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties will include being part of the general surgical registrar on-call. When not on-call, the candidate will be expected to provide weekly elective activity which includes independent outpatient clinics and theatre activity. 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 team across all sites.
The post-holder will be required to lead and participate with audits to support the Colorectal and General Surgery service on request of the Surgical Education Lead.
Further details may be obtained from:
Ms Deepashree Bapu (deepashree.bapu@uhb.nhs.uk) -- Surgical Educational Lead
Mr Simon Fallis (simon.fallis2@uhb.nhs.uk) -- Clinical Service Lead
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties will include being part of the general surgical registrar on-call. When not on-call, the candidate will be expected to provide weekly elective activity which includes independent outpatient clinics and theatre activity. 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 team across all sites.
The post-holder will be required to lead and participate with audits to support the Colorectal and General Surgery service on request of the Surgical Education Lead.
Further details may be obtained from:
Ms Deepashree Bapu (deepashree.bapu@uhb.nhs.uk) -- Surgical Educational Lead
Mr Simon Fallis (simon.fallis2@uhb.nhs.uk) -- Clinical Service Lead
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.
- Commitment to an understanding of the principles of research.
- An understanding of and commitment to research and evidence based practice in all aspects of medical care.
- 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.
- Commitment to an understanding of the principles of research.
- An understanding of and commitment to research and evidence based practice in all aspects of medical care.
- 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).
