Locum Consultant in Upper General Surgery

Job summary

This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the Consultant in Upper GI General Surgery and provider of emergency general surgery.

We are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a new state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond, which supports the very best in delivery of healthcare and will be fit for our future.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people across the Borough of Hillingdon, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare - our mission is to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, improving the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.

The successful candidate will work as part of the General Surgery team at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon hospitals. Post holder will participate in the surgical on call rota (approximately 1:10) and 1:5 EGS rota

The post holder will, together with consultant colleagues and other healthcare professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to support quality improvement and service development in the department.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Planned Care at The Hillingdon Hospital and job plan negotiated annually. It is a 9 + 1 PA post - 7.5 direct clinical care (DCC), 1.5 supporting professional activities (SPA), the latter includes clinical and educational supervision, audit and personal CPD, 1 PA DCC for on call. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process. The post holders will, together with his or her consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service for older people and support continuing service developments. The post holders will be able to participate in the on-call General Surgery rota on an approximately 1:10 basis. This is under review in line with college guidance and requirement for 12-hour consultant review plus 7 days working. The post holders will be encouraged to develop any areas of expertise of special interest that he or she may have in General Surgery in accordance with the service needs of the department.

About us

Hillingdon Hospital is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinicsand maternity services.

Our services are provided from both Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. The Trust has a turnover of around £250 million. We manage 614 inpatient beds and we employ over 3,300 staff. Wedeliver high quality healthcare to the residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon, and increasingly to those living in the surrounding areas of Ealing, Harrow, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, givingus a total catchment population of over 350,000 people.

The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics. The Trust also acts as a landlord to a number of other organisations that provide health services at Mount Vernon, including East & NorthHertfordshire NHS Trust's Cancer Centre.