MYDoc Registrar – General Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the role

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce the introduction of this new role aimed at doctors who are passionate about their practice and their career outside traditional models. Our post will combine education and career development with practical patient-facing care.

Please note that the job may close early if we receive a high number of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested.

Main duties

From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site senior trainee rota. The senior trainee rota is compliant with the 2016 resident doctor contract averaging 48 hours per week. The illustrative rota pattern is attached to this job description.

Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital and Dewsbury Hospital sites although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.

The main duties of the post will include:

• Provision of care with responsibility for the management of patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases. • Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate • Out-patient activities/clinics • Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty multi-disciplinary teams and meetings • Involvement in relevant administration duties • Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate • Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities

The above list is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after discussion with the post holder.

Essential person specification requirements

To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• Experience in acute and elective General Surgery at CT2 or equivalent level for at least 12 months with recent experience in the NHS
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving
• Possesses good communication skills

For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description

Contact information

Gillian Jones gillian.jones38@nhs.net

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

Skilled worker sponsorship

You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our careers site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree from recognised medical school

Desirable

• Experience in acute and elective General Surgery at CT2 or equivalent level for at least 12 months with recent experience in the NHS

GMC

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise

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

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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