Senior General Surgery Registrar – SDEC & Emergency Care

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust invites you to join Leicester Royal Infirmary as an ST3+ Trust Grade Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC. This role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.

You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team caring for 30–40 patients per weekday, assessing acute GI and general surgical presentations and supporting ambulatory pathways to avoid unnecessary admissions, with

Responsibilities

• Undertake senior clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of acute GI and general surgical presentations in SDEC.
• Decide treatment plans, admissions or discharges, supporting ambulatory pathways and avoidance of unnecessary admissions.
• Recognise deteriorating patients and escalate promptly to SDEC or on-call consultant.
• Assess and manage emergency surgical patients admitted from the Emergency Department.
• Ensure safe discharge planning, appropriate safety-netting and follow-up with accurate documentation.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervise residents; support Advanced Clinical Practitioners and medical students.
• Collaborate with ED, nursing, primary care and others to support safe patient flow.
• Participate in SDEC rota, handovers, ward rounds, clinics and theatre activity.
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement, service development, teaching and research.

Job description

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust invites you to join Leicester Royal Infirmary as an ST3+ Trust Grade Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC. This role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.

You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team caring for 30–40 patients per weekday, assessing acute GI and general surgical presentations and supporting ambulatory pathways to avoid unnecessary admissions, with