Locum Consultant in Emergency and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Job overview

This is for a 10 PA (potentially 12 PA) post for a General and Upper GI Surgeon to work at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital (BHRUT). This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to help us improve the service that we provide to our population and is an exciting post based at Queens Hospital with cross site working, starting as soon as possible, on a Fixed Term Contract for 1 year (with possible extension thereafter).

The successful applicant will support the current delivery of General and Upper GI surgical elective and emergency services, including contribution to the delivery of UGI Faster Diagnosis Standards (FDS) and cancer services. She/he will join with the existing team to provide specialist care to the growing population of our patients, manage the emergency and elective Upper GI service (including a ‘hot’ cholecystectomy service) as well as taking part in the diagnosis and management of oesophago-gastric cancers. The applicant would be required to raise departmental profiles through research, teaching and education.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the post include:

• - Provision of high quality Surgical/Oncological Management to patients with Oesophago-gastric cancer and benign Upper Gastrointestinal disease. - Provide General Surgery acute on-call service, with the ratio of 1 in 3 weeks weekday on-call and 1 in 12 weeks weekend on-call rota and be responsible for the ward patients. - Support specialist emergency upper GI services in the Trust. - Attendance at weekly multidisciplinary meetings. - Supervision and management of junior medical staff. - Involvement in research and audit activity. - Contribution to weekly teaching at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level - Cover for authorised absence of colleagues. - Regular participation in the Departmental Quality & Safety meetings

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.