Speciality Doctor - General Surgery

Job responsibilities

A fantastic opportunity has arisen due to the expansion of the General Surgery Department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The department is being expanded as part of a £1.8M investment in the clinical workforce across General Surgery and its sub-specialities.

The department is offering a 12 month Fixed Term Contract for Speciality Doctor in Colorectal Surgery. The successful candidate will support a variety of activities such as:

• Outpatient clinics
• Elective Main theatre and CEPOD Lists
• MDT
• Virtual Clinics
• Routine work will include ward rounds

Objectives of the role include:

To improve the Colorectal site-specific cancer pathway targets and to support delivery of the 28-day faster diagnosis National standards.

To reduce delays incurred by patients having to wait for first their first OPD appointment.

To support other organisations within the ICB via mutual aid and give patients access to equitable of wait times and support Faster Diagnosis across all organisations within the ICB

To create capacity for consultants to see more complex cases within their clinics and MDT Follow ups NEW patients unless triaged as requiring Consultant review will have their first appointment as nurse or Speciality Doctor / Registrar led.

To support an increased volume of patients diagnosed with cancer both pre and post operatively

As an employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following: -

• The provision of a first class clinical service
• Sustaining and developing teaching
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic medical degree (e.g. MBBS or equivalent)
• ALS/ATLS

Professional Registration

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and licensable

Training and Clinical Experience

Essential

• oCompletion of at least 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or pro-rata if undertaken on a flexible/part time basis) of which two years or more must be in a specialty training or fixed term programme in General Surgery. Or equivalent experience and competencies.
• o2 years experience in General Surgery at Middle Grade level
• oPrevious NHS Experience

Flexible Working

Essential

• To be available to work resident on-call rota

Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working

Essential

• Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Must be able to organise and work with juniors
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Desirable

• Previous audit experience

Research

Desirable

• Previous research experience

Other Requirements

Essential

• Appropriate Immigration Status (where relevant)
• Ability to communicate in verbal and written English

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).