Consultant in Lower GI and General Surgery
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Working Full Time : 10 Sessions per week
Applications are invited for a new Consultant post in General Surgery.
Working Full Time : 10 Sessions per week
Applications are invited for a new Consultant post in General Surgery.
The successful candidate will be a full-time appointment in General & Colorectal Surgery. In addition to the management of general surgical cases, the department of colorectal surgery deals with approximately 150-170 new cases of colorectal cancer per year, in addition to all other aspects of benign colorectal disease.
We would welcome further discussion with any interested candidates and would be pleased to arrange a visit to the Department for you.
The successful candidate would be expected to complement our existing team of consultants and integrate within our team to provide a complete General Surgery service. The successful candidate will be expected to have a sub-specialty interest in Colorectal Surgery of which expertise in management of advanced colorectal cancer and clinical/academic research are highly desirable.
In addition to the management of general surgical cases and participation in a Consultant Surgeon of the Week (CSOW) rota, the department deals with the full range of colorectal surgery including benign proctology, pelvic floor and inflammatory bowel disorders.
All consultants are expected to participate in the on-call rota (1 in 11 following appointment).
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Chris McFaul Job title: Clinical Lead (Consultant General & LGI Surgeon) Email address: christopher.mcfaul@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 365262
Ms Nicola Eardley (Consultant General and Lower GI Surgeon)
Mr Dale Vimalachandran (Honorary Consultant General and Lower GI Surgeon)
Mr David Bowden (Consultant General and Lower GI Surgeon)
Mr Sunandra Mahaptra (Consultant General and Lower GI Surgeon)
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