SHO in General Surgery (Trust Grade / CT1 Equivalent)

There is a 12 months (potentially extendible) post at St Richard's Hospital from December 2024 as a General Surgery SHO.

It is potentially extendible to two or more years by mutual consent depending on the performance and educational needs of the successful applicant. Some have rotated into T&O, urology or A&E in the past.

The appointee will be supported by a named Assigned Education Supervisor (AES) to develop their portfolio and, if appropriate, work towards MRCS examinations. As per CORE trainees, the appointee will have four times a year Multi-Consultant Reports (MCR) to provide helpful feedback on progress. They will be encouraged to engage fully with the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Program (ISCP), complete work placed assessments (WBAs) and keep an eLogbook of procedures they are involved with. To bolster their career progression, successful applicants will be encouraged to engage with the departments in terms of education, audit, research, quality improvement projects, national conference abstract submission and presentation.

Appointees will be given first refusal and financial help towards locally provided mandatory courses that are required for their ST3 applications; these include Basic Surgical Skills (BSS), Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) and Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP). Previous appointees have completed Post Graduate Certificates in Education through Brighton and Sussex Medical School., There is an approximately 1:8 on-call commitment (just covering general surgery) with 12 hour shifts. The rest of the time will be for ward rounds, ward duties, and especially for those juniors with a keen interest in surgery the opportunity to sometimes help in theatre. The General Surgery Department has a high volume of emergency, colorectal, benign upper GI, bariatric and general surgery.

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