Main area Special Interest in Gastro-Intestinal Surgery Grade Consultant Contract 2 years (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 Sessions/Week) Job ref 177-MDELEC-7201380
Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site JPUH Town Great Yarmouth Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/06/2025 23:59
Fixed Term Consultant General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Consultant
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a new Consultant General, Gastrointestinal and Emergency Surgeon.
The appointee will also contribute to the General Surgery service, with a particular focus on Day Surgery. Post holder will participate in the Emergency Surgery rota and will have the opportunity to develop a special interest. The Davinci X Robot has recently arrived in the Trust and will enhance Minimal invasive high quality Surgery in the future.
Candidates must have CCT or be within six months of completion of training or be on, or eligible for, the Specialist Register.
Main duties of the job
The post offers full range of clinical, teaching, training, research and management activities expected of a practising General and Colorectal Surgeon. This will complement the existing.
The Trust has a new Day Theatre complex consisting of three new operating Theatres and revamp of six existing Theatres. The Davinci X Robot has arrived in the Trust and will enhance Minimal invasive high quality Surgery in the future.
This has improved our Day Surgery service, and has increased theatre capacity, thereby making it possible to provide a 24-hour CEPOD theatre. The appointee will also contribute to the General Surgery Service, with a particular focus on Day Surgery. The post holder will participate in the Emergency Surgery rota and will have the opportunity to develop a special interest. Along with theatre commitments, it is expected that the post holder also perform two endoscopy sessions.
The Consultant will take on under-graduate teaching responsibilities for the Norwich Medical School. This would gain an Honorary Senior Lectureship depending upon the extent of teaching responsibilities undertaken. An interest in clinical research will be encouraged. There is scope for developing leadership roles including module lead and other University Leadership roles.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides comprehensive acute care for the population of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and the South Waveney area and for many visitors to the area. This acute care provided from the James Paget University Hospital site at Gorleston is supported by other community services at the Newberry Centre, Kirkley Rise North Lowestoft and outreach clinics.
The Trust serves a population of approximately 230,000. We are a University Hospital with a medical school; training the next generation of health professionals and developing research.
The James Paget University Hospital is a high performing hospital with a history of strong performance both financially and in terms of achieving national and local targets. There is a close working relationship between staff and management with a strong culture of team working which contributes to a friendly working environment. The Trust has successfully undertaken several national pilots.
The Hospital has a strong reputation for Education and Training and this has been furthered by the close working relationship with the Norwich Medical School. The hospital contributes approximately a third of secondary care teaching. With the hospital’s new University Hospital status, there is now a growing emphasis on establishing a research culture within the Trust.
The Trust has been selected as one of the sites for a new hospital build by the government, with construction beginning in the next five years.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Extended theatre sessions are to be undertaken for elective work.
Outpatient clinics to be conducted, which would include New general surgical referrals, Urgent 2 Week wait GI referrals and follow up patients.
Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust.
Daily ward rounds and board rounds are to be provided to all the in- patients. Share workload with consultant colleagues.
Emergency General Surgery service at the James Paget University Hospital has gone significant changes over the last few years. With more emphasis on ambulatory care and opening of the surgical assessment unit (SAU), we are planning to have a team, more dedicated to this new and growing specialty. We want you be part of this change.
Currently we run 1:12 weekday on call rota with a 1:8 weekend. In this 12-week cycle, the first week “Hot week” you will be on call from Monday to Friday. All elective activity is cancelled. Other colleagues cover weekday nights from Monday to Thursday but patients stay under the hot team. Following week, you work as “warm team”. During this week, you manage CEPOD theatre in the morning; afternoons you will carry out elective activity as per job plan. End of the warm week you will have Friday day off.
Provide with the other consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.
Liaise with medical staff in other specialities and participate in theregular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.
Take part in the Royal College of Surgeons continuing medical education programme. The Trust will provide study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service.
Play a full part in the research, teaching and audit activities of the department, including participation in the weekly Wednesday morning departmental teaching.
Participate in the rolling process of clinical governance.
Contribute to management of the service.
Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e.: regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
A flexible attitude to adjusting to changes within the department will be necessary.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
* FRCS or equivalent
* Hold a certificate or being within 6 months of completion of training or being on or eligible for the UK Specialist Register at the date of interview
* Full GMC registration
Experience & Knowledge
* Wide experience in GI Surgery
* Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within General Surgery
* Able to plan and develop a modern service in keeping with current trends
* Experience in Endoscopy with JAG accreditation
* Wide experience in Emergency Surgery
Key Skills
* Capable of organizing and prioritising work effectively
* Motivation and ability to plan and develop the service
* Willingness to participate in clinical governance
* Energy and enthusiasm and an ability to work under pressure
* Conscientious and highly motivated with the ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and staff
* Able to form part of a team and recognise the importance of team working
* Experience in teaching junior medical staffUnderstands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
* Experience of teaching medical students
* Experience of committee work/project management
* Formal training in teaching skills
* Forward thinking and not afraid of the challenges that change brings
Acedemic Achievements
* Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice
* Knowledge of using evidence base medicine to support decision making
* Experience of conducting and supervising clinical audit/QI projects
* Involvement in research projects and published papers
Other
* Ability to be Flexible at work
* Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives’ dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
* Good previous attendance record
* Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship :We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
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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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