Locum Consultant General Surgeon with a special interest in Emergency Surgery and Coloproctology (1 year)
Applications are invited for the above post to join our current team of 15 consultant surgeons, comprising 5 colorectal surgeons, 2 upper GI surgeons, 3 general surgeons and 4 breast surgeons, together with 5 Consultants in Urology. The on-call commitment for general surgery will be 1 in 8.
Great Western Hospital is a growing Trust providing an increasing range of surgical procedures to its local community. The postholder will be expected to undertake a broad range of inpatient and daycase general surgical procedures. There will be the opportunity to develop the emergency general surgical service and also work within the department of coloproctology to develop benign proctology services
The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.
Clinical Duties:
· Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
· Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
· Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
· Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
· Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
· Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
· Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
· Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
· The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
· Detail other responsibilities such as the patients that will be under the care of the successful candidate
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
The Great Western Hospital is known for its friendly atmosphere and good working relationships. It serves a population of about 360,00 across North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and West Berkshire. There is a vibrant medical academy, drawing undergraduate students from Oxford and Bristol Medical Schools.
Management and Leadership Responsibilities:
All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.
· To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.
· To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust’s business plans.
· The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
· Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
· As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
· Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
· Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
· Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management
· Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.
Clinical Governance and Audit
All consultants are expected to participate in clinical effectiveness activities. They are expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services. Consultants lead the safeguarding of high standards of care by participating in the creation of environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.
Consultants are expected to support the Clinical/Medical Leadership teams within their division to achieve the following:
· Production of a Division annual clinical governance plan.
· Production of a Division quality strategy.
· Production of a Division quarterly report to the Trust’s Clinical Governance and Risk Committee.
· Ensuring targets within the plan are met, including:
o Adoption of evidence based practice including compliance with government guidance, e.g. NICE
o Establishment and implementation of a Division clinical audit programme
o Completion of risk assessments as required and compliance with the Trust’s risk management policies and strategies including controls assurance standards
o Encouraging research and development
o Ensuring, through the Divisional Director, in association with the Division of Workforce and Education, that Division staff meet the education and training targets agreed within the Trust’s annual plan.
o Ensuring through the Divisional Director that complaints management is timely and effective including implementing action plans relating to individual complaints.
o Contributing to work force planning to ensure timely availability of appropriate clinical skills to maintain excellence in patient care.
Further details can be found in the attached Job Description
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024
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