Job summary
A Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) position is offered for a fixed term period. The post is suitable for a surgeon looking to broaden their understanding in General Surgery, complex benign Upper gastrointestinal surgery and metabolic/bariatric surgery. The post is versatile and can be tailored to individual learning requirements.
Main duties of the job
This post will be primarily based at Heartlands and Solihull Trust sites. This is a unit performing the full range of benign upper gastrointestinal surgery. The unit performs approximately 200 metabolic/bariatric surgery cases per year (including sleeve gastrectomy, roux en-y gastric bypass and one anastomosis gastric bypass). The unit performs a large number of complex hiatal and anti-reflux procedures. For trainees looking to gain more broad experience there are a large number of dedicated cholecystectomy lists which help to accelerate trainee development. There are opportunities to attend clinic and endoscopy sessions. The trust has also recently implemented a weekly robotic surgery list for benign upper gastrointestinal procedures.
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
ON-CALL ACTIVITY AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
Emergency surgery is located on the Heartlands hospital site although appointees may also provide out of hours cover for Solihull hospital. This is a busy emergency surgery department dealing with a high-volume of theatre cases which provides good opportunities for training.
There are Consultants available on call for both Upper Gastrointestinal and Colorectal surgery 24/7. At registrar level there are on-call responsibilities for both emergency admissions and CEPOD theatres with these roles being supported by two individual registrars during daytime hours. Overnight there is a second registrar available on site to support the primary night registrar until approximately 0200. Ward cover is provided by individual base teams.
In general JSDs will be aligned to the same Consultants during on-call activities which helps to accelerate development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ON-CALL ACTIVITY AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
Emergency surgery is located on the Heartlands hospital site although appointees may also provide out of hours cover for Solihull hospital. This is a busy emergency surgery department dealing with a high-volume of theatre cases which provides good opportunities for training.
There are Consultants available on call for both Upper Gastrointestinal and Colorectal surgery 24/7. At registrar level there are on-call responsibilities for both emergency admissions and CEPOD theatres with these roles being supported by two individual registrars during daytime hours. Overnight there is a second registrar available on site to support the primary night registrar until approximately 0200. Ward cover is provided by individual base teams.
In general JSDs will be aligned to the same Consultants during on-call activities which helps to accelerate development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Clear evidence of career progression
- MRCS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing emergency surgical admissions.
- Experience and confidence to perform basic surgical procedures e.g. inguinal hernia repair,
- appendicectomy, oversew of duodenal ulcer
- Ability to build strong and effective relationship with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Ability to gain confidence and Trust Ability to cope with pressure
- Ability to respond to change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Clear evidence of career progression
- MRCS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing emergency surgical admissions.
- Experience and confidence to perform basic surgical procedures e.g. inguinal hernia repair,
- appendicectomy, oversew of duodenal ulcer
- Ability to build strong and effective relationship with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Ability to gain confidence and Trust Ability to cope with pressure
- Ability to respond to change
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).
