The department offers specialist training in Laparoscopic Colorectal, Laparoscopic Benign Upper GI Surgery, as well as General Surgery. The successful candidate will work for 2 general surgeons at Northampton General Hospital (expected to be 6 months upper GI and 6 months colorectal depending on candidate’s interests). We provide specialist colorectal services including surgery for cancer and benign disease (inflammatory bowel disease surgery including ileo-anal pouch surgery), in addition to benign Upper GI & Hepatobiliary surgery and laparoscopic repair of Complex Hernias.
This post is suited to ST3-ST5 level, who would like further training in general surgery to advance their career and enhance their CV. This is a service post, but clinical and surgical training will be provided to suit the candidate’s needs.
The successful candidate will participate in the General Surgery Specialist Registrar full shift rota comprising of 13 registrar grades.
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
The contract is a fixed term post for 12 months and extendable depending on satisfactory performance. The successful candidate must have MRCS. Duties will include the full range of elective clinical activities (operating lists, endoscopy, outpatient clinics, ward rounds), and emergency care provision in General Surgery, with a 24-hour dedicated emergency CEPOD list.
Key Duties include:
1. General surgery ward rounds
2. General surgery theatre lists
3. Outpatient clinics and endoscopy
4. Being trained and supported in the development of operative skills
5. Participation in Clinical Governance, including effective clinical audit, continuing medical education and mandatory training.
6. Contributing to departmental audit and research with consultant supervision. Opportunities are available to undertake personal research and enhance the CV
7. Participation in teaching programmes for medical staff, medical students (University of Leicester and University of Oxford) and other hospital employees, as required.
8. Participation in General Surgery Full Shift Rota 1:13 covering General Surgery when on call.
JOB PLAN
The elective part of this post will be covering Colorectal or Upper GI surgery. Elective activities will include inpatient and day surgery lists, outpatient clinics and endoscopy lists. A designated clinical/educational supervisor will be allocated.
Opportunities are available for teaching, audit and research. The department has an excellent track record in presenting data at national and international meetings, in addition to publications in peer reviewed journals.
ON-CALL COMMITMENT
Currently, we operate a 1 in 13 Full shift New Deal Compliant Rota for general surgery. Annual leave entitlement and study leave requests will be granted within the framework of the department’s annual leave and study leave policies. Study leave is encouraged
particularly in areas of interest to the post-holder.
The hospital has an excellent Post-Graduate Medical Centre that has just been extensively refurbished with library, audio-visual aids, seminar and committee rooms, as well as a comprehensive range of recreational facilities, swimming pools, squash and tennis courts etc.
This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and it does not form part of the contract of employment. If the duties of the post change and develop the job description will be reviewed and will be subject to amendment, in consultation with the post holder. Appropriate notice of such changes will be given.
