Job summary
Applications are invited from appropriately qualified and experienced candidates for a locum consultant post in paediatric surgery. The appointee will work in a department of twelve consultant paediatric surgeons. The successful candidate will contribute to the paediatric surgery service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and across the Greater Manchester region.
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the provision of the elective general surgery of childhood. The appointee will work at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and at other outreach sites that may include Lancaster and Bolton.
The Department of Paediatric Surgery provides a secondary service, together with a busy tertiary service which forms a large proportion of our workload. We are co-located with St Mary's Hospital which has one of the largest Neonatal units in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the provision of the elective surgery of childhood. The appointee will work at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Wythenshawe Hospital with outreach commitments at hospitals around Greater Manchester. The appointee will be expected to have experience in vascular access and contribute to this service in conjunction with colleagues in paediatric surgery, anaesthetics, and interventional radiology. The role may include the allocation of, approximately, one weekend all-day high-volume low complexity theatre every four weeks. The post holder will provide emergency paediatric and neonatal surgery as part of a hot-week system with prospective on call cover. There is a separate TOF rota covered by three consultants and a daytime lower GI rota covered by four consultant. The appointee will be contracted for ten to twelve programmed activities per week and these will be fixed within the department job plan; part time applicants will be welcomed. The appointee would be expected to cover for colleagues on annual, and study leave as well as short term sick leave. The consultant will provide continuing responsibility for patients in their charge in line with established hospital process.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification: FRCS or equivalent
- Completion of general professional training (paediatric surgery)
- Evidence of Significant training in Paediatric Surgery
Desirable
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Teaching medical students
- Teaching junior medical staff
- Experience of Audit
Academic Achievements and Research
Essential
- Publications in peer reviewed journals or demonstrable commitment to developing research in Paediatric Surgery
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Organisation skills
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work harmoniously in multidisciplinary team
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and licensed to practice
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register (or be within 6 months of CCT date from the date of interview
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification: FRCS or equivalent
- Completion of general professional training (paediatric surgery)
- Evidence of Significant training in Paediatric Surgery
Desirable
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Teaching medical students
- Teaching junior medical staff
- Experience of Audit
Academic Achievements and Research
Essential
- Publications in peer reviewed journals or demonstrable commitment to developing research in Paediatric Surgery
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Organisation skills
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work harmoniously in multidisciplinary team
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and licensed to practice
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register (or be within 6 months of CCT date from the date of interview
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).
