Locum Consultant Upper GI

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointment to this post has the following aims:

To join a team that provides comprehensive consultant-based, patient-centred management of Upper GI patients. The Trust is committed to providing equitable working conditions withcolleagues for new appointments.

To share in a comprehensive rota for emergency and elective general and Upper GI care.To provide expertise and leadership within the Three Counties Oesophagogastric Centre basedin Gloucestershire Hospitals. Including:Comprehensive management of benign Upper GI surgical conditionsSpecialist Benign Upper GI and general surgery clinics2WW and MDT Cancer clinicsDiagnostic endoscopy service (with opportunity to develop/acquire specialist endoscopyskills)MDT attendance.Service development

To contribute to the continuing development of the departments clinical, research and educational interests. Appropriate additional duties would be incorporated into the post-holdersjob-plan after initial job-plan review.To contribute to the ongoing reconfiguration of GI and emergency general surgery in Gloucestershire.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant-led service.

The appointee will be expected to:Share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to thedepartment

Examine and treat patients on the shop floor of the Department

Support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff

Provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call

Carry out ward rounds

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full General Medical Council registration.

Desirable

• Higher degree relevant to the specialty
• Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on problems in Upper GI including Upper GI Cancer
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on the breadth of emergency general surgical conditions.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Validated logbook indicating adequate and appropriate level of specialist Upper GI surgical operative experience
• Training and experience in laparoscopic Upper GI surgery
• JAG accreditation in Upper GI endoscopy

Desirable

• Training and experience in advanced Upper GI endoscopic techniques
• Training and experience in advanced minimal access surgical techniques and technology eg robotic surgery.

Management & Administrative skills

Essential

• Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm

Teaching experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

Research experience

Essential

• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Personal attributes

Essential

• Communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
• Ability to work under stress
• Flexibility - able to adapt to changing circumstances
• Honesty and reliability
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)