Locum Consultant in HPB Surgery
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding consultant surgeon colleague to join our team of HPB Consultant Surgeons based at Leicester Glenfield Hospital. We are looking to appoint one fixed term (12 months) post, with a view to a permanent role.
Leicester has a large thriving HPB department which covers a catchment area of over 2 million. The unit undertakes over 80 pancreatic surgeries annually and over 120 liver resections. Leicester has a thriving research and teaching record. The unit work closely as a team delivering the best possible care for their patients. The Leicester HPB department also hosts the largest ERCP department in England undertaking over 1000 ERCPs annually. Leicester is also one of only 4 national centers who have been commissioned to undertake TPIAT (Total pancreatectomy and isletautotransplantation) for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
This posts will principally be based at the Glenfield Hospital, although travel to other sites in Leicester and to the Alliance peripheral hospitals will be required on occasion.
PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE POST
• Responsible for the management of outpatient, day surgery and in-patients
• To lead ward rounds, outpatients and theatre activity
• Perform HPB surgical procedures including cholecystectomy and cancer resection
• Outpatient review of patients and assessment of new referrals to the department.
• To undertake diagnostic testing
• To take part on the one-in-8 consultant on-call rota
• To participate in a management role at an appropriate point
• To contribute to the strategic planning and service development of the HPB department
As one of the very largest NHS Trusts in the country, our contribution to our communities goes way beyond direct health; we are the largest employer in our region, we educate and train the staff of the future, we push research boundaries and with our £1bn turnover we are an economic engine for the wider East Midlands and beyond.
This is particularly exciting time for Leicester’s Hospitals. Flagship projects include a new Children’s Hospital, a new Maternity Hospital, a new Treatment Centre and two new Intensive Care Units. Equally importantly, we are going “paperless”, with a £12m investment in our NerveCentre computer system to help our team deliver world class care.
We want to continue to improve everything that we do, so that we can achieve our Vision: Caring at its best for every patient, every time. Our Quality Strategy,“Becoming the Best”,describes how we are doing that in a determined, targeted and systematic way, with our staff the champions of change and our patients not just beneficiaries but partners.
• To provide Consultant HPB services at the University Hospitals of Leicester, covering major liver and pancreatic resection and supporting the NET service (including the NET MDT)
• To 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.
• To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place.
• To co-operate in ensuring that services deliver national targets and the local agenda and that the contract is achieved within budget.
• The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organization and functioning of their clinical practice. To achieve this, the post holder will liaise closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies in contributing to the objectives of the department, CMG & Trust.
• To 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 or Clinical Director or the Medical Director in a timely manner.
• To actively participate in audit
• To participate in yearly appraisal and the job planning process.
• To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Business Unit
• To provide educational supervision
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024