The post holder will be expected to participate fully in the provision of general surgical services to the Hospital. The post holder will work on a rotation within Breast Surgery, General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.
Post holders would be expected to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances & to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
You will be expected to see all vascular emergency referrals from the wards or A&E and liaise with the 'Vascular Network' consultant on call via switchboard for appropriate advice and transfer as necessary. (There is no elective vascular surgery at Airedale, Mr Molloy works here part time undertaking OP clinics and seeing inpatient referrals with all elective vascular surgery being transferred to the nearby Bradford Royal Infirmary). Middle grades out of hours are also responsible for Urology cover, with AGH Consultants on call.
As well as providing ward and on call cover for the General surgery division, the post holder will have the opportunity to work clinically in Theatre, Endoscopy and Outpatients depending on experience and rota availability.
The on call rota and weekly timetables are organised by 2 senior middle grades and disseminated weekly.
The normal working day is from 8am to 5 pm.
On call shifts are CEPOD & PTWR)
1300 – 1700 (evening PTWR)
There are regular handovers at the following times when on call.
* 0800 – night middle grade and AM on call middle grade meet in theatre recovery for huddle to discuss CEPOD cases – then all relocate to ward 7 office for handover
* 1300- between the morning and afternoon mid grades.
* 1700- between the afternoon middle grade and the night middle grade.
As the on calls are non-resident, you are expected to be contactable via the long range pager and/or mobile phone at all times while on call. You are also expected to have a close input into the care of all surgical and urological admissions and have a low threshold to escalate issues to the appropriate consultants on call.
As well as providing ward and on call cover for the General surgery division, the post holder will have the opportunity to work clinically in Theatre, Endoscopy and Outpatients depending on experience and rota availability.
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
Cycle to Work
Travel Scheme
Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
Onsite Nursery
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Car Leasing
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Extensive Reward Scheme
Counselling Service
Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
Committed to Quality of Care
Compassion
Working together for patients
Improving Lives
Everyone Counts
Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
The on call rota and weekly timetables are organised by 2 senior middle grades and disseminated weekly.
The normal working day is from 8am to 5 pm.
On call shifts are CEPOD & PTWR)
1300 – 1700 (evening PTWR)
There are regular handovers at the following times when on call.
* 0800 – night middle grade and AM on call middle grade meet in theatre recovery for huddle to discuss CEPOD cases – then all relocate to ward 7 office for handover
* 1300- between the morning and afternoon mid grades.
* 1700- between the afternoon middle grade and the night middle grade.
As the on calls are non-resident, you are expected to be contactable via the long range pager and/or mobile phone at all times while on call. You are also expected to have a close input into the care of all surgical and urological admissions and have a low threshold to escalate issues to the appropriate consultants on call.
As well as providing ward and on call cover for the General surgery division, the post holder will have the opportunity to work clinically in Theatre, Endoscopy and Outpatients depending on experience and rota availability.