Locum Consultant General Surgeon

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Full Time Locum Consultant General Surgeon to join their General & Emergency Surgery department. This role requires comprehensive experience in emergency general surgery, with responsibilities including patient care, audits, and the supervision of junior staff across multiple hospital sites.

Qualifications

• Speak and write English fluently.
• Track record of peer-reviewed publications in a related field.
• Evidence of active research with record of grant approvals.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the General Surgery on-call rota.
• Attend relevant MDT and x-ray meetings.
• Supervise and train junior doctors and physicians associates.

Skills

Experience of General & Emergency Surgery

Evidence of wide range of general and emergency surgery procedures

Interest in Upper and/or Lower GI surgery

Education

FRCS or within 6 months of CCST

Higher Degree/PhD

Job description

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

An opportunity to join our busy General & Emergency Surgery department at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has arisen. We are recruiting for a Full Time Locum Consultant General Surgeon (10 PA’s). The post holder will need to have wide experience of all aspects of emergency general surgery care. An interest in Elective gastrointestinal surgery, either upper or lower, would also be desirable.

The successful candidate will be required to work on both our Northwick Park and Ealing sites.

Main duties of the job

• To participate on the General Surgery on-call rota
• To attend relevant MDT and x-ray meetings
• Ward rounds of existing inpatients
• Outpatient clinics and elective theatre lists
• Supervision and training of junior doctors , senior nurse practitioners and physicians associates
• Audits and research
• Clinical Governance

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download the attached job description to see a more detailed look at this vacancy role and responsibilities.

Person specification

Registration

• GMC - Full Registration on Specialist Register

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of General & Emergency Surgery
• Evidence of wide range of general and emergency surgery procedures (Open and Laparoscopic)
• Experience, interest and skill in the management of Upper and/or Lower GI surgery
• Experience in Service Redesign

Management & Audit

• Evidence of leading Medical Audit
• Understanding of the NHS agenda
• Management training including techniques to improve efficiency/productivity

Qualifications

• FRCS or within 6 months of CCST
• Higher Degree/PhD

Research & Publications

• Track record of peer reviewed publications in a related field
• Evidence of active research with record of grant approvals or peer reviewed publications
• Supervision of PhD or MS Candidates

Language

• Speak and Write English fluently

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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.

Name Alex Dann Job title General Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

For Informal enquiries, please contact Alex Dann, General Manager for General & Emergency Surgery [e-mail]