Trust Registrar in General Surgery

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

Ready to take the next step in your surgical career? Join University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust as an ST3+ Trust Grade Registrar in General Surgery / Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at Leicester Royal Infirmary. This role offers the opportunity to combine senior clinical responsibility with consultant support, develop your decision-making skills and help deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.

You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, working alongside a dedicated SDEC Consultant, resident doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and nursing colleagues. In a busy service managing approximately 30-40 patients per weekday, you will assess and manage acute gastrointestinal and general surgical presentations, with a focus on ambulatory care, safe discharge and avoiding admission where clinically appropriate.

We are looking for an experienced surgical doctor who is keen to develop their clinical leadership and emergency surgical expertise.

• 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 escalates 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.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive,
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hisham Zain Butt Job title: Consultant Email address: [e-mail]