Consultant Surgeon with interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Before you apply -Turn on alerts for jobs like this!

This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Surgeon, with a special interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery The post will be based at St Jamess University Hospital. You will be joining a team of five surgeons (3 full-time and 2 part-time) who currently provide the full range of Upper Gastrointestinal services both benign and malignant Leeds Teaching Hospitals currently has one of the largest Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery units in the UK. We typically perform 80-100 oesophago-gastric resections per year, with a mix of open and minimally invasive approaches. We provide a comprehensive Tier 4 weight-loss surgery service, and a full range of primary and revisional hiatal surgery. The appointee will have an on-call commitment of 1 in 10 shared with the other Upper Gastrointestinal and HPB Surgeons. Main duties of the job To support the delivery of adult Oesophago-Gastric and general surgery services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and achieve andsustain performance against key national waiting time standards. To contribute to the role of Leeds as a training centre for Oesophago-Gastric and General Surgery To improve the efficiency and productivity of the Oesophago-Gastric and general surgical services To help develop Leeds as a centre of excellence for Oesophago-Gastric and general surgery To provide support and clinical expertise to the teams based in referring centres To maintain and develop clinical research in Oesophago-Gastric and general surgery To contribute to and improve the quality of Undergraduate and Postgraduate training in Oesophago-Gastric and general surgery To improve the quality of care and increase the scope for innovation To facilitate and develop research interests in Oesophago-Gastric and general surgery To participate in a 1 in 10 consultant rota to provide acute in-hour and out-of-hours general surgery., The post-holder will provide Oesophago-Gastric and General surgical services in theatre, outpatient, ward and endoscopy unit settings. The post-holder will have a case mix of cancer, benign specialist and general surgery. There will be a requirement to contribute to thedepartments on-call rota, teaching and education programme and research projects. Surgical working requires good team working. The role of each Consultant is intended to be as an equal senior to other Consultants in the Department and in the Trust.

• MBBS or equivalent qualification
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process:
Desirable
• Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty.
Experience Essential
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in UGI and General Surgery - especially the management of acute general surgery.
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in General and upper GI surgery.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
• Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
  
  Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
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