The General Surgery Unit base at Manchester Royal Infirmary is one of the busiest acute hospitals in the UK serving a population of nearly 1 million patients. The HPB unit is one of the largest in Europe and is the HPB provider for Greater Manchester and vast majority of Lancashire and Cheshire serving a population of over 3.5 million.
Together with the Colorectal unit, we work to provide both elective and emergency care in a collegiate manner alongside dedicated diagnostic and interventional radiologists, anaesthetists, endoscopists, hepatologists and pancreatologists, pathologists, nutritionists, physiotherapists and cancer clinical nurse specialists.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will work with the General Surgery / Emergency General Surgery team at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The General Surgery team provides a high-volume General Surgery, benign Upper GI/HPB and colorectal subspecialty elective practice as well as emergency general surgery. This post would ideally be suited for junior surgical trainees in part due to a large proportion of our elective practice at the Elective Surgical Hub at Trafford General Hospital providing high-volume low-complexity surgery.
The successful applicant will also take part in the General Surgery Core Trainee on-call rota which is 1:15 resident, providing a broad, unique, and rich experience in Emergency General Surgery, often with a joint case mix with on-site specialties such as HPB, Major Trauma, Vascular Surgery & Interventional Radiology, Urology, Renal & Pancreas Transplant, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Applicants should possess or be working towards attainment of the intercollegiate MRCS or equivalent and must be fully registered with the GMC with Licence to Practise. Please refer to the person specification form for details of eligibility. The General Surgery team warmly encourages suitable overseas trainees to apply for the post.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will provide a clinical service within the General Surgery team at a junior level, working closely with specialty registrars (ST3+ and above), junior clinical fellows, and Foundation Doctors under the supervision of the respective consultant team. The post holder will be accountable to the Lead Clinician Mr. Anthony Chan. The daily working commitments include ward rounds, operating theatre, and a minimum of 1 supervised outpatient clinic per week. Clinical research and audit are highly encouraged, and teaching junior doctors and medical students will be expected.
The post has an on-call commitment of 1 in 15 nights and 1 in 15 days with a short-day weekend JCF duty (subject to change). The on-call rota will alternate RSO roles covering General Surgery, Vascular, and Urology. At night the hospital runs a Hospital at Night service and as such the post holder will be expected to work as part of that team. This requires the post holder to provide cross cover as agreed within the Hospital at Night operational policy (policy available on request).
Banding supplements may be altered in the light of changes in working patterns in order to make posts compliant with the New Deal. Any changes in pay bands will be undertaken in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of service sub-paragraph 22m. Confirmation of the banding allocated to successful candidates will be confirmed upon commencement.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
* Medical Degree
* Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the General Medical Council and current License to Practice
* Evidence of Foundation Competencies or equivalent
* Experience of working in a hospital environment in the CT grade or equivalent
Desirable
* MRCS or equivalent
Other Requirements
Essential
* IT Literacy
Audit
Desirable
* Experience of Audit
Academic Achievements
Desirable
* National or International presentations
* Research experience and/or Publications in Peer-reviewed journals
* Higher Degree
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
* Organisation Skills
* Communication Skills
* Team working Skills
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