Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time (10PA) Locum Consultant in General Surgery, with a specialist interest in Colorectal Surgery, at The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford for a fixed period of 1 year. The successful appointee will provide support for the emergency general surgery service and work alongside the established team of five colorectal surgeons as well as the wider General Surgical consultant body.

The successful applicant will have to evidence an interest in, and a commitment to, colorectal surgery and possess well-developed skills in minimal access surgery (laparoscopic or robotic), as well as be JAG accredited to delivery diagnostic colonoscopy. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute and further develop skills as part of a highly supportive colorectal team.

Applicants must be in possession of the FRCS (Gen) or equivalent qualification, and be fully registered with the GMC.

Main duties of the job

The Colorectal Unit here has a national and international reputation in a number of areas of colorectal practice. The main expectation from this appointment are as follows:

• To support the Trust’s delivery of Emergency General Surgery by taking responsibility for 1 in 12 weeks of the general surgery on-call rota. 
• To support more formal colorectal input to pelvic cancer work with the Gynaecological Oncology team as part of a prescribed rota, and the Urology team when required. Cover for gynae oncology will comprise of 2 full day theatre lists per 4 week cycle.
• To provide one colorectal outpatient clinic per week
• To cover one endoscopy session per week
• To ‘backfill’ colorectal operating lists: (expected to make up 20 all day operating lists per year
• Attendance at the weekly colorectal MDT, bi-monthly IBD MDT and weekly morbidity and mortality conference.
• To make full use of the operating, endoscopy and outpatient sessions allocated to the colorectal service to maintain effective delivery of cancer treatment targets and 18 week RTT target.
• Attendance at Journal Club

Working for our organisation

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.

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