Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Terms for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 200-SNCT-712861-7101598-JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ST George's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant - Emergency General Surgery & Major Trauma with UGI
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant to join our exceptional team on a twelve- month contract.
In this role, you will deliver expert clinical services within your specialty, contributing to the highest standards of patient care. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, leading and supporting junior medical staff while driving excellence in clinical practice. Your expertise and leadership will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the hospital’s reputation for outstanding healthcare.
Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a license to practice in the UK and possess relevant qualifications and experience within their specialty. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential, alongside a proactive and adaptable approach to the challenges of modern healthcare.
Main duties of the job
This post has been created to join the General Surgery team at St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and developed to provide delivery of clinical care for general surgery, and emergency surgical patients. As part of the reconfiguration of the delivery of trauma services at St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust there will be a commitment to the delivery of trauma care.
The post represents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic surgical team in general surgery with the potential to contribute to the new development of an emergency general surgery team and support the development of the major trauma services.
As part of the provision of emergency surgery services the successful applicant will provide a twice daily ward round when on call and will be free of elective clinical commitments to meet the NHS London emergency surgery guidelines.
The appointee is expected to undertake teaching duties, to participate in research activities and to play a full part in the clinical governance of general surgery.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To take an active part, in co-operation with colleagues, in the development of the emergency general surgery service, especially regarding the implementation of the hot laparoscopic cholecystectomy service and the development of Same Day Emergency Care pathways.
- Take part in delivering the required clinical sessions and full participation on the on call rota.
- To take an active part, in co-operation with colleagues, in the provision of Major Trauma surgery.
- To help deliver the Referral to Treatment times for benign general surgical conditions especially biliary colic and abdominal wall hernias
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- To take a leading role in the tuition of medical students from St George’s University of London.
- An interest in research within the field of Emergency General Surgery or Major Trauma would be strongly supported.
- The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. They will be expected to participate in the Trust’s system of governance, and audit and maintain their CME/CPD. They will also have a commitment to participate in the Trusts professional development. The appointee will be expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
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The appointee will fulfil Royal College of Surgeons and GMC guidelines for continuing professional development. The appointee will be encouraged to attend courses and continue in their education.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via o CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) o CESR or o European Community Rights
- • An appropriate higher ‘General Surgery’ surgical qualification
- • Definitive Skills in trauma Surgery course, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Higher degree (MD, PhD, etc)
- • Post CCT fellowship in major trauma
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience and training in General and Emergency surgery
- • Ability to manage a range of emergency and elective general surgical conditions
- • Training in advanced laparoscopic surgery
Desirable criteria
- • Interest in emergency surgery
- • Interest in major trauma surgery
- • Independent practice in emergency laparoscopic surgery surgery
- • Experience developing General Surgery SDEC services, or equivalent
- • Experience delivering an emergency cholecystectomy service
Clinical Audit
Essential criteria
- • Ability to manage & lead surgical firm
- • Involvement in audit programmes
Desirable criteria
- • Engagement with NELA and TARN
Teaching experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of supervising juniors
- • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable criteria
- • Postgraduate teaching qualification
- • Experience in delivering surgical skills courses
- • Experience in co-ordination and delivery of postgraduate surgical training
- • Experience in co-ordination and delivery of undergraduate surgical training
Research experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to manage & lead research projects
Desirable criteria
- • Track record of publications in peer reviewed journals
- • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- • Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
- • Computer skills
Desirable criteria
- • Undertaken management training course
- • Experience developing Emergency General Surgery pathways
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Good interpersonal skills
- • Enquiring, critical approach to work
- • Committed to continuing professional development
- • Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- • Strong leadership skills and performance driven.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Chung
- Job title
- Care Group Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087254510
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