Specialty Doctor in Upper GI Surgery

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

UHDB in Derby is seeking a Specialty Doctor in General Surgery to support a team of UGI surgeons, deliver outpatient clinics, day-case and inpatient theatre lists, and participate in ward rounds. Endoscopy training is available, and you will join the General Surgery Emergency Registrar rota.

You should have full GMC registration and at least four years of post-qualification experience (two in General Surgery) and at least 12 months NHS General Surgery experience.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and license to practice in the UK.
• At least four years of postgraduate training of which two were in General Surgery.
• Minimum 12 months NHS experience in General Surgery at core level or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide General Surgery services to Derby, East Staffordshire and surrounding areas.
• Carry out ward rounds, day-case and inpatient theatre lists, and outpatient clinics.
• Take part in an on-call rota and contribute to teaching and junior staff training.
• Engage in clinical audit and participate in postgraduate education and research as appropriate.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Outpatient clinics

Team collaboration

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCS (General Surgery)

GMC Registration with license

Tools

Endoscopy

Job description

Main area General Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (plus out of hours working) Job ref 320-MDR-8401020-DP

Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £63,696 - £102,689 Per annum. Plus enhancements for out of hours working Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

We are looking to offer an opportunity to join the UGI department as a Specialty Doctor. You will be responsible for supporting a team of UGI surgeons to deliver outpatient clinics, day case and inpatient theatre lists and ward rounds. Endoscopy training will also be available as part of this role. You will be also be part of the General Surgery Emergency Registrar rota.

You should have full GMC registration and at least 4 years full time postgraduate experience or equivalent, with at least two years in General Surgery, and at least 12 months UK experience in general surgery. You should be experienced in making clinical decisions and have proven practical skills with an up to date clinic knowledge of general surgery.

Main duties of the job

To provide UGI services to Derby, East Staffordshire and surrounding areas, with colleagues with responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients and the proper functioning of the department.

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

I. To provide General Surgery services to Derby, East Staffordshire and surrounding areas, with colleagues with responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients and the proper functioning of the department at middle grade level.

II. To have responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan and teaching of staff in training, and the multidisciplinary team.

III. Maintaining flexible arrangements for emergency cover

ii. Responsible for the continuing care & treatment of patients in your charge & personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to & training of your staff.

iii. Provision of an out-of-hours service with consultant colleagues including on-call rota commitments.

iv. Active participation in undergraduate & post graduate education, including training sessions for doctors in training, medical students and other healthcare staff in the specialty.

vi. Responsible for the professional supervision, training & management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination & accreditation duties as required & contributing to postgraduate & CPD activity locally & nationally as appropriate.

vii. Participate in clinical audit under local arrangements.

viii. Commitment to entering patients into MRC trials where appropriate (if the appointee has an interest in research this would be supported by the Trust & the Division).

ix. Commitment to taking part in annual appraisal process

x. Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust.

xi. Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as “Duties of a Doctor”, “Good Medical Practice”, & the “GMC Performance Procedures” .

xiii. Exceptional requirements to undertake additional duties for limited periods within geographical area specified above or undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.

Person specification

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two years in General Surgery
• Minimum 12 months NHS experience in General Surgery at core (CT/SHO) level or above including on call.
• Up to date clinical knowledge in the relevant specialty and evidence of an understanding of its application
• Minimum 6 months experience at registrar level (ST3+ or equivalent) NHS experience
• Minimum 6 months experience in an UGI unit
• Operative experience of independent laparoscopic cholecystectomies, as well as experience of benign UGI, bariatric or UGI cancer resections
• Experience manging emergency UGI presentations e.g. perforated ulcer, upper GI bleeding, complications after bariatric surgery
• Independent diagnostic OGD, with logbook evidence

Management and Administrative Experience

• Evidence of leadership skills

Language and Communication Skills

• Experience of formal presentations
• Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties

Teaching Experience, Audit and Research

• Evidence and experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to and experience of teaching clinical skills
• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit and/or Quality Improvement Projects (QIP)
• Evidence and ability to assess and apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
• Any teaching courses or qualifications.
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates

Qualifications & Eligibility

• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
• Full MRCS from a UK or Irish surgical Royal College at the time of application
• Evidence of core surgical competences: UK Core Surgical Training completed (ARCP Outcome 6) or a fully signed CREST form
• Valid ALS certificate (or obtained before the start date)
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at time of application
• FRCS (General Surgery), or Section 1 passed
• ATLS and/or CCrISP
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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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.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.