Consultant Upper GI Surgeon

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Cromford CP; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant UGI Surgeon with a special interest in Upper Cancer surgery. Based at the Royal Derby Hospital, the UGI department provides a full range of outpatient diagnostics and inpatient operating services for benign, bariatric and malignant disease, with a regional service across the East Midlands.

The post includes a minimum 10 PA plan with outpatient clinics, endoscopy, day case and inpatient operating,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10PA job plan including outpatient clinics, endoscopy, day case and inpatient operating.
• Emergency cover for general surgery (adults and paediatrics) as part of a 1 in 9 consultant day-time rota and 1:18 nights and weekends rota.
• Post based across Royal Derby Hospital and community sites across Derbyshire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver upper GI cancer care and bariatric services.
• Lead outpatient clinics and operative sessions in UHDB UGI department.
• Participate in research and professional development opportunities.

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Consultant UGI Surgeon, with special interest in Upper Cancer surgery. Based at the Royal Derby Hospital the UGI department provides a full range of out-patient diagnostic services and inpatient elective operating services for benign, bariatric and malignant disease as well as outpatient clinics and day case sessions. The department provides a full service to patients with Upper GI cancers across Derby-Burton and Bariatric services for the East Midlands, serving Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. There are currently 10 UGI consultants within the unit, supported by a team of resident doctors, clinical fellows and clinical nurse specialists. The department has access to a 9 theatre inpatient suite and a 3 theatre Day Case facility. The inpatient theatre suite boasts two fully integrated laparoscopic theatres and the Trust offers Da Vinci Robotic cancer surgery in urology, colorectal, head and neck and UGI/HPB. This post will be based across Royal Derby Hospital and with clinical activity also delivered at community sites across Derbyshire. The post holder will have a minimum 10 PA job plan including outpatient clinics, endoscopy, day case and inpatient operating as well as time for patient administration, ward rounds and supporting professional activities. The post holder will provide emergency cover for general surgery (adults and paediatrics) as part of a 1 in 9 consultant day time rota and 1:18 nights and weekends rota.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum. Plus on call Supplement