We are proud that our workforce - our greatest asset - strives for excellence every day in providing care and support to thousands of people living across Wakefield and North Kirklees. Mid-Yorkshire celebrates excellence and innovation. We have modern, state-of-the-art facilities and provide first-class learning and development opportunities. Mid-Yorks is transforming, grounded in our values to care and improve, respecting our patients, our community, and our staff, to deliver the highest standards of care.
If you are a dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking clinician with a passion for your profession and an enthusiasm to be part of a Trust striving to be the best, get in touch to see what a career at Mid-Yorkshire could be like for you.
Desirable - Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving a CCT at the time of the advisory appointments committee.
The appointment will be on the basis of a Locum Consultant 12-month fixed-term contract laid down by the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Terms and Conditions of Service and will be remunerated as appropriate on the salary scale £105,504 - £139,882 per annum.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post will include:
1. To provide a clinical service of the highest quality to general surgical patients
2. To participate in acute care including sharing leadership and oversight of the Acute Surgical Assessment Unit
3. To work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a cohesive team
4. To drive the services Excellence in Teaching agenda, as a leader and role model to junior members of staff
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will form part of our general surgical team providing excellent surgical care for our patients, with the opportunity to design and develop within your own specialty interest as part of your appointment process.
Opportunities for development currently include:
1. Emergency General Surgery
2. Paediatric surgery - common surgical conditions
3. Endoscopy
4. Complex abdominal wall hernia reconstruction
5. Surgical SDEC service development
The Division of Surgery is keen to consider other interests where these can fit with our overall strategy and objectives. This is your career and we want to work with you in developing your future.
This post is offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis for a 12-month fixed period on a Locum contract, although less than full-time applications will be considered. Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care on all our sites.
The main duties of the post will include:
1. To provide a clinical service of the highest quality to general surgical patients
2. To participate in acute care including sharing leadership and oversight of the Acute Surgical Assessment Unit
3. To work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a cohesive team
4. To drive the services Excellence in Teaching agenda, as a leader and role model to junior members of staff
With recruitment to these posts, the acute rota will become shared amongst 16 colleagues and attract 4.75 PAs. There are plans to further expand our consultant workforce in the future and thereby bringing down the emergency work commitments and increasing the potential for delivering more elective activities.
Non-elective weeks pair an Upper GI surgeon and a Colorectal surgeon on call alternating roles between first and second call on a 1:8 non-resident basis. Nights on-call are covered separately on a 1:8 basis.
Supporting Professional Activities are actively supported in accordance with the Trust Framework, with 1.5 SPAs included in the core timetable; additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.
The unit works as a team and all consultants will have equitable access to office space and secretarial, admin, medical, and non-medical staff support.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Medical Degree from recognised medical school
* FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent
Desirable
* Higher Degree/Diploma
* Medical School Prizes
* Audit or Case Presentations
* Teaching qualification/prize
GMC Registration
Essential
* Please state full GMC number
* Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
Desirable
* Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery or within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or CESR/equivalent)
Experience
Essential
* Sufficient experience in General Surgery to achieve CCT or equivalent
* Wide experience in Emergency General Surgery
* Computer literate
Desirable
* Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
* Experience in teaching surgical skills and medical students
* Experience in paediatric surgery
Management Skills
Essential
* Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving. Good time management
Desirable
* Possess good organisational and personal management skills
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