General Surgery Resident Trust Specialist (Higher)

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is offering a six-month fixed-term Trust Grade registrar post in general surgery. The appointee will support the consultant surgical team across on-call, ward rounds, SAU, CEPOD, theatre and clinic work.

Registrars may focus on benign upper GI or colorectal surgery and may train in thyroid, parathyroid or childhood surgery, while covering a 1-in-8 non-resident on-call rota with SpRs.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration is required.
• Three years' general surgery experience is required.
• At least one year of UK-based experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the consultant surgical team with on-call days and nights
• Cover the post-take ward round and afternoon CEPOD lists on a weekly rota, Tuesday to Friday
• Work on SAU and ward round clinics
• Carry out elective and emergency operating in theatres
• Run outpatient clinics
• Take part in endoscopy sessions
• Cover a 1-in-8, 24-hour non-resident on-call pattern with locally employed doctors and SpRs from Health Education West Midlands
• Complete administration and attend teaching time
• Follow a timetable and objectives adapted to the appointee's training needs

Skills

On-call experience

Surgical teamwork

Clinical assessment

Education

Full GMC registration

Three years' general surgery experience

UK-based experience

Job description

Six-month fixed-term Trust Grade registrar post in general surgery at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, with a possible extension. The post-holder supports the consultant surgical team across on-call, ward round, SAU, CEPOD, theatre and clinic work. Registrars can focus on benign upper GI or colorectal surgery and may train in thyroid, parathyroid or childhood surgery, while covering a 1-in-8 non-resident on-call rota with SpRs. Full GMC registration and three years of general surgery experience are required.

What the job involves

• Support the consultant surgical team with on-call days and nights
• Cover the post-take ward round and afternoon CEPOD lists on a weekly rota, Tuesday to Friday
• Work on SAU and ward round clinics
• Carry out elective and emergency operating in theatres
• Run outpatient clinics
• Take part in endoscopy sessions
• Cover a 1-in-8, 24-hour non-resident on-call pattern with locally employed doctors and SpRs from Health Education West Midlands
• Complete administration and attend teaching time
• Follow a timetable and objectives adapted to the appointee's training needs

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Three years' experience in general surgery
• At least one year of that experience gained in the UK

Nice to have

• Full UK driving licence
• ISCP profile or similar showing ST3-level experience

What’s offered

• Training in laparoscopic and open approaches to hernia repair
• Possible training in benign upper GI, colorectal, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and general surgery of childhood
• Timetable and objectives adapted to the successful candidate