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Grade: Consultant Surgeon
Department: General Surgery
Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital
Applications are sought from suitably trained individuals who are able to provide an elective and an emergency general surgery service at Consultant level. This is a full-time post (10PA). You will also be required to fully participate in the general surgery on call rota.
This post will have sessions covering the general surgery service in the RAH and the VOL.
In addition to providing clinical services the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the training and assessment of junior staff and to undertake the administrative duties required in a Consultant job. This will include, but not be exclusive to, the maintenance of appropriate patient records, keeping and participating in personal and unit audit and the retention of documentation for appraisal. All Consultants are required to have an annual appraisal.
Surgical trainees, at all levels, rotate from the West of Scotland Deanery and are based at the Clyde sites. Teaching of Undergraduate medical students, trainee surgeons and visiting surgeons from overseas is considered an integral part of the work of the Sector. It is anticipated that the appointee would contribute in a significant way to the education of Surgeons in training, using the well-equipped facilities within the Surgical Skills Laboratory.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.