Job summary
Applications are invited for a new post at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. The appointee will join an existing team of 5 Upper GI surgeons, within a team of 7 Consultant Colorectal Surgeons and 5 Consultants in Emergency Surgery.
Applicants should have wide general surgical experience and have been fully trained in benign upper GI surgery including hiatal surgery. It is expected that appointee will work closely with emergency surgeons to support urgent biliary service. The trust 5-year strategy includes the development of bariatric surgery and our Clatterbridge Centre will deliver bariatric surgery in partnership with Phoenix Health. Experience in bariatric surgery although preferred is not essential.
The Trust is keen develop a robotic hiatal surgery service and both the Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park campuses will each have a Da Vinci Xi robot. Upper GI cancer work is provided by one of the team at the regional centre in Liverpool. The department of surgery has an exciting research fellow programme with past fellows obtaining a higher degree and entering higher surgical training. There is enormous scope and support for surgeons interested in research to be supported by the trust and fellows in new projects. Applicants should be on the Specialist Register, hold CCST/CCT or be within six months of obtaining at the time of interview.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will share in the provision of elective and emergency services to the population of Wirral. Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals are busy, progressive, well equipped hospitals, with good junior support and excellent educational facilities.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Consultant position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration with a licence to practise
- oOn Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR(CP) due within six months of interview date
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oFull training in Elective and Emergency General Surgery with a broad experience of Upper GI benign surgery
Desirable
- oInterest in day case and short stay complex Upper GI surgery such as Gall Bladder
Ability
Essential
- oCommitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- oEvidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- oUnderstanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
Research
Essential
- oEvidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- oOrganisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes and examinations
Management
Essential
- oCommitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
Desirable
- oEvidence of management training
Teaching
Essential
- oEvidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- oOrganisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes and examinations
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Arrowe Park Hospital
Upton Road
Wirral
CH49 5PE