Main area: HPB Surgery Grade Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours)
Job ref: 391-RFL-6855968
Employer: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Free Hospital
Town: Hampstead
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus London Weighting
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Consultant NORS Retrieval Liver Transplant and Benign HPB Surgeon
Job overview
The appointee will be a substantive NORS Retrieval, Liver Transplant and HPB Surgeon on a 10 PA contract as part of the growing Royal Free London Hospital (RFL) NORS Retrieval and Liver Transplant as well as HPB Service, joining the other NORS retrieval and HPB surgeons. The post is essential for delivering continuity of a patient-focused service and critical to its continuing expansion.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
* Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent
* Eligible for GMC registration and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery
* Post holder needs to be an approved multi-organ retrieval surgeon
* Post-graduate medical degree e.g. MD/PhD
Experience / Knowledge
* Wide clinical experience in Multiorgan Retrieval, HPB
* Experience in Normothermic Organ perfusion
* Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS (including Research governance) and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS.
* Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
* Wide clinical experience in Liver Transplant
* Extended interest in liver transplantation
* Experience in Normothermic Regional perfusion
* Experience of and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
* Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS
Skills and aptitudes
* The ability to work as a member of a collaborative group
* The authority and decision-making skills needed to lead a multi-disciplinary team in a complex environment
* The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise doctors in training and other staff
* Willingness to be personally accountable for actions
* Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
* Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
* Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their concerns and needs
* Willingness and skills to recognize and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary escalate
* Proven ability to translate research activities into a clinical and organisational context
* Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research in the field, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals
Personal Qualities & attributes
* Committed to personal development and learning on the job
* Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
* Motivated to do an excellent job to the best of ability
* Member of Medical Defence organisation
* The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
* Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
* Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
* Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Mr David Nasralla
Job title: Interim Clinical Lead HPB & Liver Transplant
Email address: [emailprotected]
Additional information: Chris Withers (Assistant Operations Manager - Liver Services)
Email address: [emailprotected]
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