About this role
Job summary
Our Trust is committed to career development which allows us to look out for individuals who are proactive,motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of ourongoing development of General and Emergency Surgery at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and ispart of an expansion to meet the rising demand of General Surgery in our area. The successful applicantswill be offered the opportunity to work closely with the existing surgical consultants in the Trust to provide ahigh standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, anddrive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead theorganisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the General Surgery department at East and North HertfordshireNHS Trust. The successful applicant will join a service that prides itself in effective leadership, innovativethinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and constantly to improve our service to deliver best practice guidance. We aim to deliver successful patient outcomes, whilstallowing patients to feel valued during their visits to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
o Maintenance of high-quality patient centered careo Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of theservice and participation in strategic planningo Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary serviceo Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings anddirectorate clinical governance activityo Active participation in continuing medical education
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register MBChB (or equivalent) qualification FRCS (or equivalent) qualification Licence to practice
Desirable
Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) related to General Surgery (e.g., Masters / MD / MRes / PhD etc)
Previous Experience Essential
Broad range of experience in General and Emergency Surgery Evidence of independent upper and/or lower gastrointestinal endoscopy practice Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Desirable
Experience of General and Emergency Surgery in UK Major Hospital Demonstrable General Surgery consultant level experience
Skills Essential
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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.
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 and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)