General Surgery Resident Doctor

Job overview

This position is based in the new University College Hospital, and provides specific training and experience in General Surgery, experience on the wards, clinics and theatres weekly. This position will suit someone with an interest in Vascular Surgery.

We are looking for a core surgery level doctor to join our exciting general surgical team. The post-holder will work under the direction of the General Surgical Consultants and Specialist Trainees as part of the acute on-call team. Duties include clerking patients, initiating management plans, and supporting patient flow to ASU or the wards when other team members are in theatre. The post holder will also provide support and leadership to more junior staff on the team. This position offers equal training opportunities for all members of the team and so the post holder can expect to have sufficient training during this post.

Main duties of the job

This is a suggestive plan and may be subject to change. The timetable will also require a level of flexibility to accommodate the needs of other junior doctors within the General Surgery service. Oncall commitments isnt shown below but will be required. You will be either placed on a UGI or LGI ward and required to crosscover depending on service demand.

You will be welcomed into theatre/clinics to gain experience during quieter times on the wards.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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