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SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN GENERAL SURGERY

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, committed and forward thinking Specialty Doctor to join us in providing excellent services within our Surgery Department at Queens Hospital, Burton.

This post will be 1 of 11 middle grade doctors in the Department. The successful applicant would be expected and encouraged to develop special interests, which will fit well with the current and future needs of the Department. The appointee will be expected to become involved in all aspects of the Department including teaching, audit and research and participate in the out of hour’s rota.

There are opportunities to learn laparoscopic colorectal and benign upper GI surgery. The post holder will also have opportunities to train in upper and lower GI endoscopies towards accreditation.

The post holder will gain experience in benign upper GI and comprehensive colorectal surgery experience. There is opportunity to learn GI endoscopy and the department actively encourages post holders to work towards JAG accreditation.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:
• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

In accordance with the National Terms and Conditions of Service an outline work programme is outlined below:

The job plan is based on a Specialty Doctor Contract (2021) at 10 PAs, with allocation of PAs based on the national standard of:-
• 9 PAs for Direct Clinical Care
• 1 PA for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)

The working pattern will be subject to an annual job planning review and may change dependent on the needs of the service, and the shifts may change after discussions between both parties.

All fixed sessions are expected to be in Queen’s Hospital and community hospitals. The timetable will change on a regular basis to incorporate changes and to reflect on-call duties.

The on call rota is 1:9 covering surgical and urological emergencies. The oncall team involves FY1 and oncall consultant.


This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jan 2024