Locum Consultant in Colorectal Surgery in Leicester

The appointment is for a Locum Consultant in Colorectal Surgery within our friendly and well-established GI Surgical Clinical Management Group at UHL. There will be opportunity to work with colleagues in the development of new and effective patient care pathways in a department which strives to provide excellent services. This post is designed to support the existing provision of lower gastrointestinal surgery. Key aspects of the role will include emergency general surgery and support for the general on-call rota. There will be a requirement for the post holder to be involved in emergency care. You will have the opportunity to discuss personal aspirations and any ongoing training requirements which we would look to support and facilitate as part of your continuing professional development whilst in the role.

Main duties of the job:

• Support the delivery of high-quality patient care through clinical excellence, supervision, and continuous improvement.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage patient care, ensuring effective departmental function.
• Support colleagues by covering planned absences.
• Contribute to service development with consultants, CMG, GPs, and commissioners.
• Supervise and support junior staff, adhering to Trust HR policies.
• Participate in teaching, training, and assessment of medical staff at all levels.
• Engage in clinical governance, audits, CPD, and attend mandatory meetings.
• Fulfil managerial and financial duties where required.
• Maintain high standards in line with GMC guidance and Trust protocols.
• Respond to Trust requests, including incident or complaint investigations.
• Undertake required induction, appraisal, statutory training, and revalidation.

About us:

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals: high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, research and education excellence. We will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all: we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, we are one team.

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities:

• Provide a service as a Consultant Lower GI Surgeon in the management of patients under the care of the elective Lower GI service at UHL.
• Provide a service for patients who present as an emergency to the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
• Ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care, as prescribed in GMC Guidance Duties of a Doctor, at all times; and ensuring that bad practice is reported, as appropriate.
• Ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place.
• Co-operate in ensuring that services are delivered to contract and within budget.
• Provide a continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.
• Liaise closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies in contributing to the objectives of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trust's Critical Incident Policy, are reported either to the Head of Service, CHUGGS Clinical Director or the Medical Director in a timely manner.
• Co-operate in ensuring that services deliver national targets and the local agenda and that the contract is achieved within budget.
• Actively participate in audit.
• Participate in yearly appraisal and the job planning process.
• Undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Business Unit.
• Provide educational supervision.

Person Specification:

• Full GMC Registration.
• Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview date.
• MB BS/MB ChB or Equivalent.
• MRCS or Equivalent.
• Current BLS Certification.
• Membership of relevant Specialist Associations.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.

• Fully trained in General Surgery.
• Fully competent in Emergency General Surgery.
• Fully competent in Colorectal Surgery.
• Ability to conduct Colorectal clinics/MDT independently.
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
• Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems.
• Demonstrates clear, logical thinking / analytical approach.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills and experience in area of interest.

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme.
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit.
• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence.
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
• Published Audit including quality improvement.

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically.
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity.
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment to relevant specialty interest.

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to assess clinical competencies.
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.
• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours.

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.