Consultant in General Surgery & Benign Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
- NHS
- Full Time
- Manchester
- 105504.00 - 139882.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
This is a new post, introduced to facilitate succession planning within the Department of General Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital. This post will be available with immediate effect. The post is for a Consultant in General Surgery, subspecialty interests in benign upper GI and HPB surgery would be welcomed. The unit provides elective and emergency general surgery, benign upper gastrointestinal, general and sub-specialist colorectal surgery. Minimally invasive surgery is well established and we are keen to progress MIS Upper GI hiatal and diaphragmatic surgery.
Main duties of the job
This is anew post due to succession planning and is available with immediate effect. The post is for a Consultant in General Surgery, subspecialty interests in benign upper GI/HPB or hernia surgery would be welcomed. The unit provides elective and emergency general surgery, benign upper gastrointestinal, general and sub-specialist colorectal surgery.
Applications are sought from candidates who will help deliver General Surgery in both emergency and elective settings. The appointee will join the current team of surgeons where there is a tradition of support for Consultant colleagues. There is an established habit of "mentoring" new colleagues.
The unit currently runs a 1 in 11 consultant of the week duty rota, responsible for emergency admissions. We also have an established Surgical Ambulatory Care Receiving Unit (SACRU) run by Advanced Care Practitioners supported by Consultants on a rota.
To discuss this post contact Miss Karen Telford Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon and Specialty Lead karen.telford2@mft.nhs.uk or Mr Simon Galloway Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon simon.galloway@mft.nhs.uk or Karen Rainey Directorate Manager Surgery - :- karen.rainey@mft.nhs.uk or Wythenshawe Hospital Switchboard on Tel. No. 01619987070.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- Entry on GMC speciality register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the date of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Post graduate thessis
Clinical Experience
Essential
- clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT (details provided in JCHST specialty curriculum for General Surgery)
- ability to offer expert opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective in General Surgery
- ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Documented ability handle an acute surgical take
- Specialist interest in upper GI surgery - benign OG or HPB
- Experience in Advanced emergency be-nign hepatobiliary surgery
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, sur-gical waiting lists and operating lists
- ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
- understanding of clinical governance network
- evidence of audit
Desirable
- Leadership and management qualifica-tions
Teaching Experience
Essential
- experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent
- ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
- experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- experience of teaching more junior surgical trainees
Research Experience
Essential
- ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgi-cal problems
Desirable
- up-to-date GCP training
- publications in peer reviewed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential
- ability to work in a team
- good interpersonal skills
- enquiring critical approach to work
- caring attitude to patients
- ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- commitment to continuing medical education
- willingness to undertake additional professional respon-sibilities at local, regional or national levels
Desirable
- demonstration of local, regional or national roles and responsibilities
- membership of relevant professional societies (AUGIS)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
