Job summary
Applications are invited for appointment of a Locum consultant in General Surgery (10 PAs) with a specialist interest in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) surgery to join the existing team of HPB cancer surgeons at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford on an initial fixed term of 1 year. This is a new appointment to join the team of HPB surgeons as part of the Regional HPB Unit
The HPB team have established the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust/Royal Surrey Cancer Centre as a centre for the treatment of HPB cancer as well as providing a tertiary service for emergency regional transfers. The Centre serves 7 other Cancer Units, at Frimley Park Hospital (part of Frimley Health FT), Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, Ashford/St. Peter's NHS FT, Worthing Hospital, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastbourne Hospital and Conquest Hospital together comprising a catchment population of approximately 2.4 million within the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance. In addition, this HPB unit accepts referrals from St. George's Hospital London, Kingston Hospital, Epsom & St. Helier Hospitals and St. Richard's Hospital Chichester creating an effective catchment of 3 million.
Main duties of the job
This appointment will strengthen the critical mass of expertise in the unit, improve the sustainability of the specialist on call commitment and position the Trust well in ensuring sufficient capacity to provide for the additional work expected as Cancer Alliances begin to develop plans for sustainable specialist services.
The postholder will be expected to contribute to the emergency general surgery on-call rota as well as provide an on-call service for specialist HPB surgery.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will join a successful team which delivers good clinical outcomes. In the last year the unit has carried out more than 170 liver resections and 100 pancreatic resections.
Please see attached the Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice
- FRCS (Gen)
Desirable
- Educational Supervisor qualification
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General
- Teaching/Education Qualification
- Higher postgraduate research degree
Experience
Essential
- Suitable training and exposure to advanced HPB cancer surgery and benign upper GI surgery
- Demonstrable experience in a dedicated high volume HPB unit
- Experience of advanced laparoscopy
Desirable
- Experience of minimal access HPB Surgery
- Fellowship-level clinical HPB experience
Skills
Essential
- Trained in radical HPB re-sectional surgery and in relevant aspects of HPB cancer
- Advanced laparoscopic surgery skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team working and leadership skills
- Teaching skills
- Personal organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- IT Literacy Skills
- Advanced endoscopic skills
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX