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Specialty Doctor General Surgery

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 Per year
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
30 Jun 2025
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term)
Posted Date
18 Jun 2025

Job overview

Specialty Doctor General Surgery

The Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking to appoint 2 Specialty Doctors in  General Surgery to be based at the Darent Valley Hospital.

You will need to have full GMC Registration with a licence to practice to be considered for this role and have completed foundation training or have equivalent experience. Computer literacy and a good standard of written and spoken English are both essential.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, eg cover “on call” duties.

The clinical commitments required of the appointee will be as detailed in the Weekly Programme of Duties though service needs may require alteration of the timetable without notice.  The appointee will be required to visit any patient in any establishment forming part of the Trust at the request of the Consultant.  The appointee will be required to be full shift rota and will be required to take part in Internal Cover arrangements during the absence of the Registrars and middle grades on annual or study leave.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical commitments required of the appointee will be as detailed in the Weekly Programme of Duties though service needs may require alteration of the timetable without notice.  The appointee will be required to visit any patient in any establishment forming part of the Trust at the request of the Consultant.  The appointee will be required to be full shift rota and will be required to take part in Internal Cover arrangements during the absence of the Registrars and middle grades on annual or study leave.

The appointee will be required to undertake those administrative duties commensurate with the post and to be responsible for the supervision and support of the Senior House Officers.  He/she will be encouraged to undertake research under the supervision of the consultants.

So far as is consistent with proper discharge of the above duties the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.

The Post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, eg cover “on call” duties.