SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN GENERAL SURGERY - Fixed Term up to 12 months. This post is fixed term for one year and will be 1 of 11 middle grade doctors in the Department. The successful applicant would be expected and encouraged to develop special interests, which will fit well with the current and future needs of the Department. The appointee will be expected to become involved in all aspects of the Department including teaching, audit, and research, and participate in the out of hours rota.
There are opportunities to learn laparoscopic colorectal and benign upper GI surgery. The post holder will also have opportunities to train in upper and lower GI endoscopies towards accreditation. The post holder will gain experience in benign upper GI and comprehensive colorectal surgery experience. There is opportunity to learn GI endoscopy and the department actively encourages post holders to work towards JAG accreditation. The working pattern will be subject to an annual job planning review and may change dependent on the needs of the service, and the shifts may change after discussions between both parties.
All fixed sessions are expected to be in Queen's Hospital and community hospitals. The timetable will change on a regular basis to incorporate changes and to reflect on-call duties. The on-call rota is 1:9 covering surgical and urological emergencies. The on-call team involves FY1 and on-call consultant.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, committed, and forward-thinking Specialty Doctor to join us in providing excellent services within our Surgery Department at Queens Hospital, Burton.
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor. 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.
With over 13,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity, and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers, and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust, we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit. The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it's important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme. To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466.
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Here's more about the role and what we're looking for:
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:
1. Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
2. On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
3. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Key Facts about our Trust:
1. We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
2. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
3. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
4. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
5. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
6. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
7. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust. For our roles, we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/reduced hours/compressed hours/flexible start and finish times/fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/term time hours/hybrid working - working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don't you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what's possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check; however, having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
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1. the points-based immigration system
2. the EU settlement scheme
3. eVisa
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