Consultant in Emergency & General Surgery

Applications are invited for an appointment to join the existing team of Consultant Emergency General Surgeons based at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.

The successful candidate will join the General Surgery Directorate with a current team of 4 Emergency General Surgeons and working collaboratively with the current workforce of 12 GI surgeons.

The post will appeal to those who are committed to a career in emergency surgery, those recently having got their CCT but who would like to develop their emergency skills further before going into a particular sub-speciality or indeed experienced surgeons later in the career who would like a new challenge without night time work.

We are looking for enthusiastic surgeons who can adapt and change as part of a team working, to produce a happy, productive and co-operative environment in which they work. The applicant will need to be able to work closely with the GI surgeons already in post who provide emergency cover overnight., The Emergency General Surgeons work through the day from 8am until 8pm when covering the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU). A typical day will involve 8am hand over from the GI surgeon who was on call overnight. The emergency work is then split between emergency general surgeons working collaboratively, including the ward rounds on SEU and surgical ward, ambulatory clinic and emergency theatre cover and operating. Hand over to the GI surgeon for the night is at 1730 - 1800hours. The on-call GI surgeon oversees the emergency theatre from 1730hours. There is assigned time for SPA and admin.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.