Senior General Surgeon - Emergency & Education Lead

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced General Surgeon to join the General Surgery team in a substantive Specialist role at our Kettering site. The post-holder will deliver high-quality inpatient and outpatient surgical services, with potential involvement in managing surgical emergencies in line with service needs.

The successful candidate will have extensive clinical experience, including a minimum of five years within UK NHS Registrar-level General Surgery,

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• MRCS, MBBS, FRCB or equivalent.
• More than 5 years' experience in General Surgery at Registrar level in UK, NHS.
• Managerial degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality General Surgical services across outpatient, inpatient, emergency and elective care.
• Lead departmental leadership, clinical audit, governance and patient safety initiatives.
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate education and training of junior staff.
• Coordinate rota, staff bank, annual and study leave arrangements.
• Engage in study leave, CPD and research activities.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Communication skills

Teamworking

Teaching & CPD

Education

Full GMC registration with licence to practise

MRCS, MBBS, FRCB or equivalent

5+ years' Registrar-level General Surgery in UK/NHS

Managerial degree

Job description

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced General Surgeon to join the General Surgery team in a substantive Specialist role at our Kettering site. The post-holder will deliver high-quality inpatient and outpatient surgical services, with potential involvement in managing surgical emergencies in line with service needs.

The successful candidate will have extensive clinical experience, including a minimum of five years within UK NHS Registrar-level General Surgery,