Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery

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Job summary

A leading health board in Wales is seeking a full-time Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery. The role includes participation in emergency on-call and requires a GMC Specialist Registration or a registrar nearing completion. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £110,240 to £160,951 annually and emphasizes collaboration in research and teaching with Cardiff University, along with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Broad training and experience in General Surgery.
• Training and independent operating experience in benign and malignant upper GI conditions.
• Experience of working as part of a major trauma team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the day-to-day work of the department.
• Participate in the unselected emergency on-call.
• Develop a managerial or teaching role within emergency general surgery.

Skills

Effective team and multidisciplinary working

Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Education

On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due

Higher academic qualification e.g. MD or MS

Job description

Main area Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (including on call) Job ref 001-MP123.25

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site University Hospital of Wales Town Cardiff Salary £110,240 - £160,951 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery

Consultant

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Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery, based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £110,240 per annum to £160,951 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the day-to-day work of the department of upper GI surgery and will have dedicated main theatre time, outpatient clinics and day surgery operating lists. Independent endoscopy accreditation would be of value. The appointee will participate in the unselected emergency on-call (currently 1:8 – lower GI and General), contribute to ‘planned emergency operating lists’ (SDEC lists) and will be expected and supported to develop a managerial / teaching or clinical improvement role within emergency general or trauma surgery.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the day-to-day work of the department of upper GI surgery and will have dedicated main theatre time, outpatient clinics and day surgery operating lists. Independent endoscopy accreditation would be of value. The appointee will participate in the unselected emergency on-call (currently 1:8 – lower GI and General), contribute to ‘planned emergency operating lists’ (SDEC lists) and will be expected and supported to develop a managerial / teaching or clinical improvement role within emergency general or trauma surgery.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.

Please see Job description and Person specification attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty* / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date (Note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• Higher academic qualification e.g. MD or MS

Experience

• Broad training and experience in General Surgery
• Training and independent operating experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the breath of benign and malignant upper GI conditions including minimal access surgery.
• Training and independent operating experience in general surgical emergencies
• Ability to independently run the acute surgical take
• Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent
• Experience of working as part of a major trauma team
• Experience of working within a surgical same day emergency care unit
• JAG accredited in Upper GI Endoscopy
• Post-CCT fellowship training in cancer / complex benign UGI

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

Research

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

When applying for this post, it is essential that you read the Job Description and/or Person Specification and use the 'Supporting information' space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Please note that only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this post.

If you are shortlisted for interview for this post, you will receive notification directly via the e-mail address you have provided on your application. Please ensure that you check regularly as any subsequent revisions to interview arrangements will be forwarded to you by this method.

Please ensure that you provide an e-mail address for each referee to avoid delays with the appointment process.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Medical / Dental Workforce Department reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.

Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.