Senior General Surgery SDEC Registrar (ST3+)

University Hospitals of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust invites applications for a Trust Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess and manage acute GI and general surgical presentations, contribute to teaching and quality improvement, and help develop ambulatory pathways and safe discharge.

Responsibilities

• Undertake senior clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of acute GI and general surgical presentations in the Surgical Triage/SDEC service.
• Make timely decisions about treatment, admission, discharge and specialist review, supporting ambulatory pathways and admission avoidance where clinically appropriate.
• Recognise deteriorating or clinically unstable patients and escalating promptly to the SDEC or on-call consultant team.
• Assess and manage emergency surgical patients admitted directly to the surgical admissions ward from the Emergency Department.
• Ensure safe discharge planning, appropriate safety-netting and follow-up, supported by accurate clinical documentation.
• Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day supervision for resident doctors, and support the development of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and medical students.
• Work collaboratively with nursing colleagues, Emergency Department teams, primary care, community providers and specialist services to support safe patient flow and coordinated care.
• Participate in the SDEC/triage rota and morning and evening handovers, as well as ward rounds, outpatient clinics and theatre activity according to service requirements.
• Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, service development, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and research, while maintaining professional development and mandatory training.

Job description

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust invites applications for a Trust Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess and manage acute GI and general surgical presentations, contribute to teaching and quality improvement, and help develop ambulatory pathways and safe discharge.