Locum Consultant in Colorectal and General Surgery

The Colorectal Surgery Department is looking to appoint into a 6 month locum consultant post available from September 2024.

The successful candidate will join the Colorectal Surgical team which currently has 12 substantive consultants. The post-holder(s) will provide Colorectal and General surgical services in theatre, outpatient and ward settings. There will be a requirement to take part in the departmental on-call rota. There are exciting opportunities to contribute to teaching / education programmes and research projects.

The post will be based at St James's University Teaching Hospital.

The successful applicant(s) should possess FRCS (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE ROLE.

Main duties of the job

This post will initially be a 10 PA contract and the successful applicant will join the other 12 substantive consultants (8 NHS and 4 Academic) providing colorectal surgery at LTHT. The job will consist of specialist colorectal and general surgery, ward rounds, surgical outpatient clinics and day case / inpatient elective operating. Regular colonoscopy lists are also available for individuals who have an interest. There are separate Colorectal and UGI/HPB on call rotas and it is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to the colorectal aspect, most likely on a 1 in 10 basis. There will be exciting opportunities to engage with research and education in the colorectal unit and on a wider regional basis especially with respect to intestinal failure. The role of each Consultant in the department is intended to be as an equal senior to other Consultants in the Department and in the Trust.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion. Our 15,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 200,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This post will initially be a 10 PA contract and the successful applicant will join the other 12 substantive consultants (8 NHS and 4 Academic) providing colorectal surgery at LTHT. The job will consist of specialist colorectal and general surgery, ward rounds, surgical outpatient clinics and day case / inpatient elective operating. Regular colonoscopy lists are also available for individuals who have an interest. There are separate Colorectal and UGI/HPB on call rotas and it is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to the colorectal aspect, most likely on a 1 in 10 basis. There will be exciting opportunities to engage with research and education in the colorectal unit and on a wider regional basis especially with respect to intestinal failure. The role of each Consultant in the department is intended to be as an equal senior to other Consultants in the Department and in the Trust.

The post will be based at Lincoln Wing, St James's University Teaching Hospital.

The John Goligher Colorectal Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals has a reputation for high quality education and research. The department is currently engaged in a large number of national studies and trials. The department also has a significant reputation as a large provider of specialist and sub-specialist Colorectal services. The department is responsible for over 20,000 outpatient appointments, 1,350 elective day case operations and 1,400 elective inpatient procedures.

The colorectal unit in SJUH is co-located with acute general surgery wards, HDU, ICU, the same day admission unit, the surgical assessment area and the generic general surgery / urology 5 day wards. The elective colorectal surgery theatres and emergency and CEPOD theatres are also housed in the same wing at SJUH. Main site out-patient clinics are held at SJUH, whilst some peripheral clinics are held at Wharfdale Hospital.

The general surgery service in Leeds has undergone significant reorganisation in recent years. All abdominal general surgery disciplines are now co-located on the SJUH site.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

2.1 To deliver care to patients with Colorectal and General Surgical conditions at St James's University Teaching Hospital including

Out-patient clinics

Elective operating both day case and inpatient

Care of in-patients

2.2 To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the Colorectal and General Surgery team and across the Trust especially with respect to intestinal failure surgery. In this regard there are established close links with vascular radiology, plastic surgery and urology which the post-holder will need to maintain and develop further in order to optimise outcomes for complex intestinal failure patients.

2.2 To work with colleagues in Colorectal and General Surgery to deliver acute on call for 3 - 4 days per on-call period. This includes both out-of-hours cover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours.

2.3 To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.

Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

- A strong focus on patient safety and quality of care

- A passion for excellent patient experience

- Honesty and integrity demonstrated at all times

- A desire to drive service improvements including the productivity of the team and performance against key access indicators.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 Service Delivery

General

The Trust expects consultants to deliver clinical service as agreed with commissioners and other stakeholders. This will include:

meeting the objectives of the post (see above)

continuously improving the quality and efficiency of personal and team practice

working with other staff and teams to ensure that the various criteria for service delivery are met, such as

achieving the best clinical outcomes within the resources available

waiting times

infection control standards

Consultants in LTHT are line managed by their specialty Lead Clinician working in conjunction with a Business Manager. This specialty team is then managed alongside a number of other specialties in a Clinical Service (or Support) Unit (CSU) led by a Clinical Director as the responsible person, and supported by a full time General Manager and a full time Head of Nursing.

The Clinical Director and their team report operationally to the Deputy Chief Executive / Chief Nurse (Deputy CEO / CN). The Clinical Director will work closely with the Deputy CEO / CN team which includes the Medical Director for Operations, Nurse Director for Operations, four Assistant Directors of Operations (ADOs) and a Performance Team, with each ADO aligned to specific CSUs.

Professionally, consultants report to Dr Phil Wood, Chief Medical Officer.

Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential

Experience
Essential

Qualifications
Essential

Desirable

Clinical, Academic, and Personal
Essential

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