Job summary
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join our busy General & Emergency Surgery department at North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) has arisen following a recent expansion to our General Surgery services. We are recruiting for a Full Time Consultant General Surgeon (10 PA's). The post holder will need to have wide experience of all aspects of emergency general surgery care. An interest in Elective gastrointestinal surgery, either upper or lower, would also be desirable.
Although the role is based at our NMUH site, the successful candidate may be required to attend any one of our Trust sites or other hospital links to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Grade in General Surgery will work closely with the Service Management team, Clinical Lead and Clinical Directors, as well as the Divisional General Managers (GM) and Associate Directors of Nursing & AHP's in triumvirate management structures. The role is expected to take an accountability for the service, including the delivery of agreed local and national quality and performance standards within budgetary and resource availability.
The post holder will also have responsibility for the strategic development of clinical services within all General Surgery services, and with colleagues, the delivery of that strategy. The successful candidate will ensure that services adopt a continuous improvement approach together with the other members of the triumvirates, and will provide clinical leadership to General Surgery services, ensuring that all clinical staff are aligned with the Division's and Trust's objectives and are working in effective multidisciplinary /multi professional teams.
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital is a busy District General Hospital based in Edmonton, North London. We have a busy Oncology service for a number of tumour sites offers multiple sub-speciality inpatient and outpatient care.
We have a reputation for excellent training, motivated junior doctors and consistently high-quality nursing and allied health professionals. We work within a multi-ethnic population with a high index of deprivation. This is both a challenging and a fascinating hospital to work in. We have a reputation as a close knit and friendly team.
We want to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic consultant who is who will be passionate about the quality of care they provide.
We have a subsidised staff restaurant which is open 7am -11pm 7 days a week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post herald a change in the General Surgery department. There will be 11 Consultant and General Surgeons and 1 Clinical Specialist, all taking an equal part in a 1 in 12 on-call commitment. In addition, in keeping with London standards and the principle of continuity of care, all patients will be seen by a consultant every weekday. Four of those posts will be colorectal cancer posts and the other 8 will be General Surgery posts, where the successful candidates will be able to develop an interest, such as benign colorectal surgery, laparoscopic or benign upper Gastro-intestinal surgery. The general workload covers broad general surgical, colorectal, breast and benign upper GI disorders.
The Specialist Grade in General Surgery will work closely with the Service Management team, Clinical Lead and Clinical Directors, as well as the Divisional General Managers (GM) and Associate Directors of Nursing & AHP's in triumvirate management structures. The role is expected to take an accountability for the service, including the delivery of agreed local and national quality and performance standards within budgetary and resource availability.
A formal job plan will be agreed between each appointee and their clinical manager in line with the Job Planning Guidelines in force in the Trust. Once agreed with the clinical manager, job plans are finally signed off by the Medical Director or delegated Associate Medical Director. An indicative job plan for this post is provided below which will normally be re-assessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets the needs of the service. The job plan is designed to have a balance of emergency and elective work.
The post holder will also have responsibility for the strategic development of clinical services within all General Surgery services, and with colleagues, the delivery of that strategy. The successful candidate will ensure that services adopt a continuous improvement approach together with the other members of the triumvirates, and will provide clinical leadership to General Surgery services, ensuring that all clinical staff are aligned with the Division's and Trust's objectives and are working in effective multidisciplinary /multi professional teams.
The post holder will work with the Associate Directors of Nursing & AHP's to ensure that robust systems for clinical governance are implemented and maintained for all services. In particular the appointee will review outcome data (from GIRFT and National audits) and use this to drive their quality improvement agenda.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post herald a change in the General Surgery department. There will be 11 Consultant and General Surgeons and 1 Clinical Specialist, all taking an equal part in a 1 in 12 on-call commitment. In addition, in keeping with London standards and the principle of continuity of care, all patients will be seen by a consultant every weekday. Four of those posts will be colorectal cancer posts and the other 8 will be General Surgery posts, where the successful candidates will be able to develop an interest, such as benign colorectal surgery, laparoscopic or benign upper Gastro-intestinal surgery. The general workload covers broad general surgical, colorectal, breast and benign upper GI disorders.
The Specialist Grade in General Surgery will work closely with the Service Management team, Clinical Lead and Clinical Directors, as well as the Divisional General Managers (GM) and Associate Directors of Nursing & AHP's in triumvirate management structures. The role is expected to take an accountability for the service, including the delivery of agreed local and national quality and performance standards within budgetary and resource availability.
A formal job plan will be agreed between each appointee and their clinical manager in line with the Job Planning Guidelines in force in the Trust. Once agreed with the clinical manager, job plans are finally signed off by the Medical Director or delegated Associate Medical Director. An indicative job plan for this post is provided below which will normally be re-assessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets the needs of the service. The job plan is designed to have a balance of emergency and elective work.
The post holder will also have responsibility for the strategic development of clinical services within all General Surgery services, and with colleagues, the delivery of that strategy. The successful candidate will ensure that services adopt a continuous improvement approach together with the other members of the triumvirates, and will provide clinical leadership to General Surgery services, ensuring that all clinical staff are aligned with the Division's and Trust's objectives and are working in effective multidisciplinary /multi professional teams.
The post holder will work with the Associate Directors of Nursing & AHP's to ensure that robust systems for clinical governance are implemented and maintained for all services. In particular the appointee will review outcome data (from GIRFT and National audits) and use this to drive their quality improvement agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights) or eligible within 6 months.
Desirable
- Appropriate Higher degree
Relevant Experience
Essential
- Experienced in emergency general laparoscopic surgery, including hot gallbladder surgery and colorectal Surgery
- If a subspecialty interest is declared then the applicant is expected to meet the CCT requirements for that specialty
Desirable
- Specialist interest complementary to existing services
- Aptitude to develop and bring innovative techniques to the Trust
- Colorectal surgery experience and ability to run colorectal clinics and theatre sessions
- JAG accreditation in Colonoscopy
- Experience of TAMIS
- Stapled haemorroidopexy/HALO
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical interests that complement the General Surgical Service.
- Demonstrable commitment to research
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in the surgical management of non-specialised conditions in children as it pertains to general surgical emergencies
Personal skills/qualities
Essential
- Conscientious
- Hard working
- Insightful
Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
- Knowledge of resource management issues.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Team player
- Full GMC Registration with License to practice
Desirable
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
- Computer literate
- Previous participation in quality initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights) or eligible within 6 months.
Desirable
- Appropriate Higher degree
Relevant Experience
Essential
- Experienced in emergency general laparoscopic surgery, including hot gallbladder surgery and colorectal Surgery
- If a subspecialty interest is declared then the applicant is expected to meet the CCT requirements for that specialty
Desirable
- Specialist interest complementary to existing services
- Aptitude to develop and bring innovative techniques to the Trust
- Colorectal surgery experience and ability to run colorectal clinics and theatre sessions
- JAG accreditation in Colonoscopy
- Experience of TAMIS
- Stapled haemorroidopexy/HALO
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical interests that complement the General Surgical Service.
- Demonstrable commitment to research
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in the surgical management of non-specialised conditions in children as it pertains to general surgical emergencies
Personal skills/qualities
Essential
- Conscientious
- Hard working
- Insightful
Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
- Knowledge of resource management issues.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Team player
- Full GMC Registration with License to practice
Desirable
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
- Computer literate
- Previous participation in quality initiatives
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).
