Locum Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Consultant
Job Ref: 153-M3850
Job type: Locum Consultant. Contract: 12 months. Hours: Part time – 6 sessions per week.
Salary: £109,725 – £145,478 per annum (annual).
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Womens Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
We are proud to be signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
As part of our commitment to delivering high‑quality care across seven days, this post may involve participation in an out‑of‑hours rota, including evenings, weekends, and/or bank holidays, in accordance with service needs. Any work undertaken outside standard hours/PA’s will attract remuneration in line with the respective NHS Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions of Service.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Job overview
This post is key to the continued development and delivery of cancer services to the population of Dorset. The post holder will contribute to the provision of oncology services for patients with cancer at the Poole and Bournemouth sites of University Hospitals Dorset. The post holder will work with surgical and other oncology colleagues to provide multi‑modality treatment.
Key duties include:
* Providing specialist care for Hepatobiliary and Upper GI patients.
* Participating in a part‑time schedule – 6 patient appointments per week.
* Supporting the development of oncology services.
* Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration, Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of interview). CESR or European Community rights.
* FRCR or equivalent.
* Advanced Communications training.
Experience and Effectiveness
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of adult patients.
* Demonstrate use of evidence‑based practice.
* Demonstrate evidence of sub‑specialty / specific tumour site training.
* Willing and able to help develop oncology services.
Knowledge and Skills
* Willingness and ability to fulfil all key elements of the job description.
* Experience of / ability to supervise and train junior doctors.
* Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi‑professional and team basis with all levels of staff.
* Experience of service planning and developments.
* Clinical / educational supervisor training.
Personal Skills
* Good leadership skills.
* Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure.
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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