Overview
We invite applications for our Consultant in Emergency & General Surgery vacancy. The post holders will join the existing Surgical Team delivering care in the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU).
The post is full time comprising 11 Programmed Activities (PAs).
The Trust is committed to the NHS policy of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). The post holder will have an important role, in partnership with whole General surgical team in further developing the Unit in line with SDEC. The Department is reviewing all roles.
This post has been developed to reflect the Royal College of Surgeons guidance on NHS Surgical Consultant Job Descriptions, June 2016.
Main duties
The appointed Consultant will be part of a team of 6 SEU consultants who, between them will support the emergency service from Monday-Friday covering CEPOD operating (07:30-13:30hrs), Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Clinics and “Hot Clinics” (09:00-13:00hrs).
They will provide frontline consultant cover for emergency surgical admissions and supervise/guide junior Emergency Surgical Team (EST) staff in the management of acute surgical admissions in SEU/A&E (13:30-20:30) and planned CEPOD operating.
Currently, EST on-call duties are provided by these consultants on Tuesday and Thursday nights 8pm-8am. The outline Job Plan will incorporate specialty interest elective commitments & provision for Consultants career/development in one of the Trusts’ subspecialties.
We will integrate in the SEU consultants working with the EST.
The SEU consultant maintains ownership of their emergency and elective patients.
The current Emergency Surgical Team on call system template works with 10 Consultants (6 Colorectal Consultants, 4 UGI Consultants) 10 SPRs, 10 SHOs and 10 F1s on a rolling Rota.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A full Job description and Person specification is attached to this vacancy.
Please read carefully before applying, and ensure you give examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* FRCS or equivalent registration
* Full GMC registration
* Possession of CTT or within six months of receipt at the date of interview
Experience
* A wide grounding during training of all aspects of emergency surgery
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
* Understand principles and participated in audit activity
* Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of Research Activity or Higher Degree
* Completion of recognised College specialty training in sub-speciality
* Completion of teaching course
* Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
* Experience of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
* Emergency surgery course
Specific Competencies
* Able to evaluate own clinical practice.
* Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
* Good written and oral communication skills.
* Be able to work effectively in a team.
* Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.
* Ability to organise and develop service provision.
* Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director.
* Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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