Consultant Upper GI and Emergency Surgeon

Job overview

Consultant Upper GI Surgeon

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum/ Pro Rata

Grade: Consultant

*Previous applicants need not apply*

We are recruiting for a Consultant Upper GI Surgeon who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People  and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

This role includes Research and Innovation Lead for Surgery.  This will involve Working closely with the Research & Innovation (R&I) Department, part of the Medical Director’s Directorate, the R&I Lead in Surgery will be accountable for development, implementation and supervision of the Research & Innovation (R&I) for that speciality.

In particular, the post-holder will support the R&I Department in expansion of the R&I portfolio, encouraging clinicians and other staff to participate in clinical R&I projects, building upon local clinical strengths, R&I interests and priorities.  As a member of the Research & Innovation Governance Group (RIGG), the post holder, together with R&I Leads for other specialities, will contribute to the development and realization of the Trust R&I strategy.

The key part of the role will be for the R&I Lead to continue expanding and strengthening existing links with the academia, Clinical Research Network (CRN), NHS partners, commercial sector and other collaborators to: grow R&I portfolio, with ultimate goal of Trust becoming a University Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal Job Plan will be agreed between the appointee and their lead Clinician, on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months after the commencement date of the appointee. The appointee is expected to contribute towards management of elective and emergency General Surgery conditions. The appointee will be on-call with 11 other members of the department. The on call rota will be a 1:12 cycle.

The appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive emergency surgical service including on call duties.

The key areas for the postholder will include:

• Provision of clinical leadership in the delivery of a high quality emergency surgical service.
• Providing teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A major role in the teaching of medical students is expected.
• Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes, including reviews of manpower requirements.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a wide range of acute and elective general surgical conditions and have a special interest in benign Upper GI surgery.
• Medway NHS Foundation Trust has established formal development and mentorship programme for newly appointed consultants including a mentorship approach to settling down as a new consultant. This will be supported by the Clinical Lead at Medway.
• Abide by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the trust.