Specialty Doctor in General Surgery (LW)

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Support for disabled candidates

Job summary

NHS Fife invites applications for a Specialty Doctor in General Surgery, based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. The role is fixed-term until December 2027 and involves a 1 in 10 rota covering Emergency General Surgery and trauma, with opportunities in outpatient clinics, theatre lists and endoscopy.

The post supports education, audit and research, with links to local universities. Applicants must hold GMC registration and have substantial postgraduate training in General Surgery.

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Minimum of four years' postgraduate training in a relevant specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide general surgery care including elective and emergency cases.
• Participate in a 1 in 10 full-shift rota covering Emergency General Surgery and trauma.
• Oversee outpatient clinics, and potentially independent theatre lists and endoscopy sessions.
• Support undergraduate surgical teaching where possible.

Skills

General Surgery

Emergency surgery

Teaching

Education

GMC registration

Four years postgraduate training

Job description

Informal Enquiries

Mr Stephen Bennett (Consultant Surgeon/Admin Lead)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the General Surgery team within NHS Fife as a Specialty Doctor based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. This will be a fixed term post until December 2027.

This post offers the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in both elective and emergency general surgery within a supportive and forward-thinking department. The successful candidate will join a team of 14 Consultant Surgeons and fellow Specialty Doctors providing high-quality surgical care across Fife. The role includes participation in a 1 in 10 full-shift middle-grade rota covering Emergency General Surgery and trauma, alongside elective clinical activity.

During elective weeks, the post holder will undertake a varied job plan including outpatient clinics, and may have opportunities to undertake independent theatre lists and endoscopy sessions, depending on experience and competencies. The department would particularly welcome applications from individuals with an interest in undergraduate surgical teaching.

NHS Fife provides a comprehensive General Surgery service, with inpatient activity based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, and outpatient, day surgery and endoscopy activity delivered across a number of sites including Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. The department has strong links with the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St Andrews and actively supports education, audit, quality improvement and research.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise and have completed a minimum of four years' postgraduate training in a relevant specialty, or demonstrate equivalent experience and competencies. Previous experience working at Registrar or Specialty Doctor level within General Surgery is desirable.

Informal Enquiries

Mr Stephen Bennett (Consultant Surgeon/Admin Lead)

Email: [e-mail]

or Mr Geert Koffeman (Consultant Surgeon/Clinical Lead)

Email: [e-mail]

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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