This full-time post is for a Locum Consultant in General & Paediatric Surgery who will join the existing Surgical Team delivering care across Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This role is based at Wexham Park Hospital; however, there will be a requirement to travel to other trust sites as and when required (namely, Heatherwood Elective Centre).
The job is a full-time post comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs).
General enquiries about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to: Mr. David Gerrard, Chief of Service, General Surgery and Urology Services - 0300 6134772.
Main duties of the job
Job Plan (excluding Oncalls & Surgical Emergency Unit cover)
1. Week 1: Admin, Off, Endoscopy, Adult Outpatient Clinic, Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, SPA, Endoscopy, Off, Theatre
2. Week 2: Admin, Off, Endoscopy, Off, Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, SPA, Endoscopy, Adult Outpatient Clinic, Off
3. Week 3: Admin, Off, Endoscopy, Adult Outpatient Clinic, Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, SPA, Supervising Nurse, Endoscopy, Off, Theatre
4. Week 4: Admin, Off, Endoscopy, Theatre, Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, SPA, Endoscopy, Adult Outpatient Clinic, Off
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as a £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state-of-the-art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and we are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job description and Person specification is attached to this vacancy. Please read carefully before applying, and ensure you give examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Mr. David Gerrard
Job title: Chief of Service
Email address: d.gerrard@nhs.net
Additional contact information: General enquiries about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to: Mr. David Gerrard, Chief of Service General Surgery and Urology Services 0300 134772.
Person Specification
Competencies
Essential
* Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
Qualifications
Essential
* FRCS or equivalent registration
* Full GMC registration
* Possession of CTT or within six months of receipt at the date of interview
Experience
Essential
* A wide grounding during training of all aspects of emergency surgery
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
* Understand principles and participated in audit activity
* Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
* Evidence of Research Activity or Higher Degree
* Completion of recognised College specialty training in sub-speciality
* Completion of teaching course
* Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
* Experience of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
* Emergency surgery course
* Sub-specialist interest
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