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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a fixed-term post of 12 months.
The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 0800 - 1700 with on-call rota
Applications are sought from suitably trained individuals who are able to provide an emergency general surgery service at Consultant level. This is a full-time post (10PA). They will also be required to fully participate in the general surgery on call rota. This post will have flexible sessions covering the general surgery service in the RAH, IRH and/or the VOL. General Surgery emergency receiving will be undertaken on either the Royal Alexandra Hospital or Inverclyde Royal Hospital site.
The successful candidate will be involved in quality improvement work to develop virtual and ambulatory care pathways across both sites. In addition to their emergency general surgery work, the successful candidate will be given job planned time to continue to develop their subspecialty interest.
This posts will contribute to a team of 11 consultant general surgeons posts within the RAH and 5 consultants at IRH. Experience in emergency surgery is essential.
The RAH has a national profile in audit and research in emergency surgery (including ELLSA) and the successful candidates will be encouraged to participate in these. Each sub-specialty employs a team approach with close links to the regional Managed Clinical Networks.
In addition to providing clinical services the successful candidate will participate in the training and assessment of junior staff and 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 residents, 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.
You should be appropriately experienced and qualified in the specialty, fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practice. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Main Duties of the Job
Participate in the General Surgery Consultant on-call rota (non-resident).
Provide elective and emergency general surgical services with a specialist focus on general surgery.
Deliver elective operating lists, endoscopy sessions, and outpatient clinics in line with the agreed job plan.
Provide specialist services across Royal Alexandra Hospital, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, and the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Perform core general surgery procedures.
Support service development, audit, quality improvement, education, and training within the directorate.
Indicative Weekly Job Plan
An indicative elective week may include:
- Theatre Sessions:
- 1 all-day operating list per week
- 1 half-day operating list per week
- Endoscopy:
- 1 half-day endoscopy list per week
- 1 half-day ERCP list per week
- Outpatients:
- 1 half-day clinic per week
- Supporting Professional Activities (SPA):
- 1 session per week
- Admin:
- 1 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week
- Direct Clinical Care:
- 2 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week
- Total:
- 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week
- Including on-call commitment (Availability Supplement currently 5%, but will dependent on rota)
Final job plans will be agreed following appointment and in line with service requirements.
Informal contact:
Ms. Vivienne Gough Clinical Director - 07985944316 or Vivienne.Gough@nhs.scot
Mr Dan Johnson General Manager - 07977034403 or Daniel.Johnson2@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
NHSGGC-NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
NHSGGC recognise the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and the tenure is listed as 'various', we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and this will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
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