Specialist Doctor in General Surgery in London

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced General Surgeon to join the cohesive and forward-thinking General Surgery team at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) in a substantive Specialist appointment. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and development of high-quality inpatient and outpatient surgical services, supporting routine, cancer and elective activity. This role offers the opportunity to develop a specialist interest within General Surgery, contribute to service improvement and take an active role in the leadership and development of the department. We are seeking an experienced General Surgeon with a minimum of five years' experience at Registrar level within the UK NHS, who is committed to delivering excellent, patient-centred care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality inpatient and outpatient General Surgical services, contributing to elective, cancer and waiting-list activity targets.
• Support the continued development of elective surgical services and, where required, contribute to the management of surgical emergencies.
• Develop areas of sub-specialisation and specialist interest in line with departmental needs.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, service development, clinical audit, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the teaching, supervision and professional development of junior and middle-grade medical staff.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to improve patient pathways, service efficiency and the quality of care.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential. UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Job Plan: This is a 10-programmed activity (PA) post, comprising 6.5 PAs for Direct Clinical Care (DCC), 2 PAs for DCC administration and 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). The provisional job plan includes elective theatre sessions, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, clinical administration and supporting professional activities, including teaching. Theatre and outpatient activity will remain flexible in line with service requirements, with clinic sessions confirmed on commencement.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of routine, cancer and elective General Surgical services, support waiting-list and theatre activity targets, and have opportunities to develop specialist interests, contribute to clinical audit and quality improvement, and support undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

On-Call Commitments: The post may include participation in the General Surgical Emergency Service, depending on service requirements and the successful candidate's experience. This may involve providing senior clinical supervision in the emergency theatre and on the surgical wards, as required. The specific on-call rota arrangements and frequency will be confirmed by the department.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent, FULL Registration with the GMC with a Licence to practice, MRCS or equivalent, ATLS or equivalent.
• Desirable: BSc or MDFRCS.

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Completion of Core Surgical Training or equivalent (24 months rotational training), General surgery operative experience evidenced by surgical logbook.
• Desirable: Previous clinical experience within the NHS environment, At least 12 months experience in General Surgery at ST3 grade.

Skills

• Essential: Good clinical skills & judgement, Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Desirable: Ability to prioritise workload and to lead a ward round.

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Essential: Engagement in formal teaching above undergraduate level, Evidence that laparoscopic appendicectomy & abscess drainage can be completed independently, Ability to work as part of a team, and under own initiative.
• Desirable: Undertaken a lead role in Audit or Quality Improvement.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.