Locum Consultant Upper Gi and General Surgery

7 months ago

Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

**Job overview**:
The duration of the post is 1 year

The appointee will participate in the newly introduced acute gallbladder service, which involves daily theatre slots for emergency cholecystectomies. Other areas of sub-specialist interest such as laparoscopic management of CBD stones, benign hiatal surgery or emergency surgery would be desirable. It is the trust’s major priority to develop these services further by appointing experienced clinicians.

**Main duties of the job**:
It is proposed that the appointees will provide 10 PAs per week (which will include outpatient clinics, operating theatre lists, and administration). The job plan will be a flexible job plan.

All Consultants will be allocated 1 core SPA per week for professional development (CPD), Job Planning, Appraisal, Mandatory Training, attendance at regular team meetings which will have a clinical governance aspect and participating in Audit.

Additional SPA time will be made available to consultants on the basis of evidenced need. Such allocation will be agreed and subsequently reviewed.

The appointee will be expected to participate fully in the provision of District General Hospital services to the residents of Salford.

The post-holders will be expected to take a lead role in ensuring delivery of a quality service. This will include the following:

- Implementing and ensuring compliance with Trust and national policies and procedures.
- Reviewing and allocating resources appropriately
- Reviewing and managing progress and improvement within the are

The post holders will be required to ensure that services are delivered within agreed parameters, covering clinical guidelines and national performance waiting time targets. There will be particular emphasis within this post on supporting the service to achieve the National Cancer Waiting time targets.

The post holders will be expected to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the clinical service.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of expertise and experience
- JAG accreditation

**Desirable criteria**:

- Membership of specialist society e.g.: AUGIS, ASGBI

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Clinical experience and expertise in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery
- Experience of Clinical Audit

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of recent and current research/ relevant publications.
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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