Consultant in General and Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Consultant in General and Robotic Colorectal Surgery
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Job Overview
The GI department comprises of 8 (7.5 WTE) colorectal (including one clinical academic with a second appointment in progress) and 7 WTE upper GI surgeons. The team is part of the rota providing 24-hour emergency surgical care at North Bristol NHS Trust. The postholder will manage trauma cases when doing emergency general surgery on-call.
Job Overview
The GI department comprises of 8 (7.5 WTE) colorectal (including one clinical academic with a second appointment in progress) and 7 WTE upper GI surgeons. The team is part of the rota providing 24-hour emergency surgical care at North Bristol NHS Trust. The postholder will manage trauma cases when doing emergency general surgery on-call.
The emergency general surgical take has evolved over the past decade in both volume and complexity and the proportion of the colorectal surgical workload presenting and managed acutely has increased significantly. The gastrointestinal surgery team at NBT provide a subspecialist upper and lower GI take.
This post is to replace an existing post to appoint a robotic cancer surgeon who is to join the current team in rectal cancer resections, in addition to complex pelvic/exenterative surgery. The job plan has a fixed pattern over a 12-week period and will be subject to review at 12 months. When on call, the on-call consultant is responsible for reviewing patients in same day emergency care (SDEC) and acute admissions from 1pm. They are required to stay until 7pm.Consultants do an evening ward round on the day they are on call and a post take ward round at 08:00 the following day. On the day after on call, the consultant is responsible for the CEPOD list. The post holder will have no elective commitments when on-call.
Main duties of the job
In an elective week, the post holder will usually work 3 fixed days including operating sessions and endoscopy. There is allocated time to attend the colorectal MDT and for administration and supporting professional activities. The postholder will perform cancer resections as well as benign resections and minor anorectal procedures. The colorectal surgeons work as a single team and consultant ward rounds of all elective and emergency patients are timetabled every day. We have MDTs for colorectal cancer, abdominal sarcoma pelvic exenteration, complex polyps, pelvic floor and inflammatory bowel disease. It is an essential criterion that the postholder can work as part of a large team and that they can demonstrate good relations with colleagues and patients.
The job plan includes elective clinic, endoscopy and operating lists delivered when not on call (approximately 9 weeks out of 12). On call is provided as 2 separate weeks in a 12-week cycle where the on-call consultant is also consultant of the week providing ward cover. In an on-call week the postholder is on call either Wednesday and Friday night or Thursday night. There is a separate weekend on call Saturday morning until 5pm Monday. On call shifts comprise SDEC from 1-5 and then on call overnight with an all-day CEPOD list the following day.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
This is a permanent vacancy. The job plan activities provided are subject to change based on service requirements.
The appointee will be expected to work within the facilities available to the group and any new service developments are subject to the provision of necessary resources within the Trust. There is an active appraisal and development programme, and all consultant staff will take part in this process.
The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The Trust has arrangements in place to ensure that all medical staff receive an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports all medical staff through the revalidation process.
The Trust has a list of identified mentors which is used to allocate a suitable support to new consultants during the first year in post
The appointee will be required to stay within a distance that allows safe discharge of all clinical commitments and no more 30 minutes travelling of your base hospital whilst on call.
An applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed with the Trusts on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
The successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.
Consultant appointments are made to North Bristol NHS Trust as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires.
Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected within the NHS. The unauthorised use or disclosure of patient or other personal information is a dismissible offence and in the case of computerised information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998. The appointment is subject to pre-employment health screening
Person specification
Qualifications And Registration
Essential criteria
* MBBS or equivalent
* FRCS or equivalent
* Maintain Full registration with the GMC.
* Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Combined Programme (CESR) in General Surgery and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment or to be completed within 6 months
Desirable criteria
* Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or PhD).
Communication & interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
* Proven ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to professional and clinical groups
* Able to maintain a high profile, respect and enthusiasm for your work amongst colleagues
* Proven ability to take an influential role in a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
* Excellent presentation skills. Able to maintain a high profile for your work at national and international levels, including presentations at international conferences.
* Ability to inspire, motivate and develop staff
* Excellent written communication skills
* Evidence of effective administrative skills
Desirable criteria
* Presentations at national/ international meetings
Training And Experience
Essential criteria
* Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
* Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience including higher surgical/medical training, three years as a Senior Registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
* Training and independent operating experience in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal general surgery conditions.
* Ability to independently run the acute surgical take.
* JAG accreditation for colonoscopy
* Training / fellowship in robotic colorectal surgery
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working as part of a major trauma team
* Experience/fellowship in exenterative/ advanced pelvic cancer surgery
Further Training, Management, Audit
Essential criteria
* Experience in audit project or quality improvement in clinical practice.
* Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
* Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
* Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading audit or quality improvement projects.
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential criteria
* Proven teaching ability
* Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates
* Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
* MD or equivalent higher postgraduate degree
* Teaching qualification or formal teaching role
* Ability to teach effectively
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Temporary
Job function
* Job function
Other, Information Technology, and Management
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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