Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Be expected to provide a patient centred service, respecting the privacy, dignity and choice of individual patients. They will be responsible along with General Surgery colleagues for the provision of outpatient and inpatient services within the East Lancashire Hospital Trust.
2. Aim to deliver high quality care with the help of the existing surgical team.
3. Be a team player and flexible with your approach.
4. Be involved in complex clinical, patient management problems and multi-disciplinary planning treatment.
5. On appointment the candidate will have a prescribed number of theatre sessions to deliver during the financial year and an associated level of activity.
6. Share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate.
7. Ensure all dictation of clinical letters within 24 hours (mandatory).
8. Observe and comply with clinical and non-clinical policies and procedures (including local and national employment and personnel policies) agreed with employees and in particular, the post holder will be responsible for updating policies and guidelines for the General Surgery service along with colleagues, which should be reviewed annually.
9. Provide support to the complaints process (this may include attending complaint meetings with patients, families and their relatives).
10. Be closely involved in clinical audit and other clinical governance issues.
11. Support the Trainees and Trust Doctors in the daily duties and on-going learning.

Job responsibilities

1. Be expected to provide a patient centred service, respecting the privacy, dignity and choice of individual patients. They will be responsible along with General Surgery colleagues for the provision of outpatient and inpatient services within the East Lancashire Hospital Trust.
2. Aim to deliver high quality care with the help of the existing surgical team.
3. Be a team player and flexible with your approach.
4. Be involved in complex clinical, patient management problems and multi-disciplinary planning treatment.
5. On appointment the candidate will have a prescribed number of theatre sessions to deliver during the financial year and an associated level of activity.
6. Share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate.
7. Ensure all dictation of clinical letters within 24 hours (mandatory).
8. Observe and comply with clinical and non-clinical policies and procedures (including local and national employment and personnel policies) agreed with employees and in particular, the post holder will be responsible for updating policies and guidelines for the General Surgery service along with colleagues, which should be reviewed annually.
9. Provide support to the complaints process (this may include attending complaint meetings with patients, families and their relatives).
10. Be closely involved in clinical audit and other clinical governance issues.
11. Support the Trainees and Trust Doctors in the daily duties and on-going learning.

Person Specification

Attainments

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• Appropriate higher surgical qualifications (e.g FRCS)

Desirable

• Postgraduate thesis/Higher Degree (e.g. MD/Ph.D)

Relevent Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in colorectal surgery equivalent to that required for UK CCST.
• Statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that related to colorectal surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective.
• Sufficient experience to join the general surgery consultant on call rota.

Desirable

• Specialist colorectal fellowship (or equivalent documented experience).
• A Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with any other subspecialist areas of interest (e.g. paediatrics, IBD, or pelvic floor) will also be considered for this post.

Management Experience

Essential

• Good communication skills, especially with patients, relatives, GPs, colleagues, nursing staff and management.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient and operative priorities

Desirable

• Previous experience of a management or leadership role.
• Ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary team working, medical directorate and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to advise on efficiency and smooth running of specialist service

Research

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills, teach and lecture on speciality
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Previous experience of Clinical Trials
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Presentations at international, national and regional level

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of: omorbidity/mortality audit ounit and specific audit ounderstanding of risk assessment

Desirable

• Experience of leadership or management in audit or quality improvement

Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of - Experience of leadership or management in audit or quality improvement
• Evidence of - operative teaching to ST and CST trainees or equivalent

Desirable

• Management/involvement in local or regional teaching programmes

Personal/ Disposition

Essential

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to collaboratively formulate and work to a job plan
• Insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
• Amenable, honest and reliable
• Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Ability to work under pressure
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Good time management skills

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Attainments

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• Appropriate higher surgical qualifications (e.g FRCS)

Desirable

• Postgraduate thesis/Higher Degree (e.g. MD/Ph.D)

Relevent Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in colorectal surgery equivalent to that required for UK CCST.
• Statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that related to colorectal surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective.
• Sufficient experience to join the general surgery consultant on call rota.

Desirable

• Specialist colorectal fellowship (or equivalent documented experience).
• A Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with any other subspecialist areas of interest (e.g. paediatrics, IBD, or pelvic floor) will also be considered for this post.

Management Experience

Essential

• Good communication skills, especially with patients, relatives, GPs, colleagues, nursing staff and management.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient and operative priorities

Desirable

• Previous experience of a management or leadership role.
• Ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary team working, medical directorate and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to advise on efficiency and smooth running of specialist service

Research

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills, teach and lecture on speciality
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Previous experience of Clinical Trials
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Presentations at international, national and regional level

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of: omorbidity/mortality audit ounit and specific audit ounderstanding of risk assessment

Desirable

• Experience of leadership or management in audit or quality improvement

Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of - Experience of leadership or management in audit or quality improvement
• Evidence of - operative teaching to ST and CST trainees or equivalent

Desirable

• Management/involvement in local or regional teaching programmes

Personal/ Disposition

Essential

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to collaboratively formulate and work to a job plan
• Insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
• Amenable, honest and reliable
• Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Ability to work under pressure
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Good time management skills

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)