A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an appointment to cover a 12 months period commencing 1st April 2025.
Applicants should have a minimum of 4 years’ experience in Surgery (not including Foundation Years) of which 6 months must be Breast Surgery. Possession of the MBBS, plus full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of application is essential.
The elective work involves daily ward rounds, time-tabled sessions for theatre and out-patient clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings. Whilst it is not yet a recognised training post, this post is well supervised and there are opportunities to learn and develop skills.
The post will primarily cover services at Queen's Hospital, Burton with some additional responsibilities at Royal Derby Hospital.
There is no on-call commitment with this post.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day
• An interest in further developing Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Breast Service
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Breast Service
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical student
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024