The post holder will be expected to work within a busy general surgical department. They will participate in a general surgical on call rota currently at the Whiston site which currently stands at 1 in 9 and includes prospective cover. We currently run a 24 hour on call for consultants, during which time elective activity is cancelled. They will provide elective general and advanced benign upper GI services and help in developing new services. Elective workload will include General Upper GI procedures and advanced laparoscopic procedures like Hiatus hernia repair, laparoscopic anti reflux procedures, Laparoscopic hernia repairs. There will be provision to develop specialist interest in advanced laparoscopic procedures. The department has plans for expansion and the development of new services e.g., laparoscopic bile duct exploration. The post holder will be expected to contribute towards this objective.
Applicants are required to hold Fellowship of the Royal College ofSurgeons (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their Entry on the Specialty register via CCT or CESR (CP) within six months of the date of interview.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
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