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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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.
Applications are invited for the above post commencing in August 2025 at the Royal Hospital for Children at the South Glasgow Hospitals campus. The post is for a fixed term until July 2026 but may be extended depending on service need.
This post is primarily aimed at individuals who are pursuing a career in paediatric surgery who wish to gain advanced skills in both clinical and leadership domains. The post will give successful applicants the opportunity to develop and expand on their experience in Surgical Paediatrics and help to prepare them for the step from resident doctor to consultant. The post will offer successful applicants the opportunity to develop their clinical and professional competence in a purposeful and supervised manner as an assist to overall CV development. The post would be most suitable for doctors who are already committed to a career in Paediatric Surgery and wish to develop their skills in a busy tertiary centre.
Whilst this post is not a currently accredited training post, there are several available learning opportunities. Depending on the successful candidate's area of interest, they could pursue opportunities within the department in oncological surgery, colorectal surgery, upper GI surgery, urology, simulation, innovation, or leadership. Educational content for this post will mirror phase 3 of Higher Surgical Training in paediatric surgery. The post holder will be supervised as appropriate and will have their competence & progression reviewed regularly and at the end of their post.
The post holder will be encouraged to support, teach, and supervise junior medical staff and to instruct medical students. They will also be expected to participate fully in the educational activities of the department or associated specialties and will have access to the departmental surgical teaching programme and the Paediatric Surgery Teaching Programme. However, as the posts are not formal training posts, there will be no funding for courses or meetings and leave for this purpose will be by mutual negotiation.
The postholder will spend approximately 20% of their time in a leadership and management role within the department, this may involve governance, rota management or appropriate supervision of resident doctors.
The Chief Resident will be allocated a mentor who will help set learning objectives and clinical supervisors who will be able to conduct regular assessment and appraisal of progress. Global learning objectives for all posts will follow the principals set out by phase 3 of the current curriculum.
This post based primarily at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, within the department of Paediatric Surgery. However, there may be a requirement to assist in delivering outreach services with a consultant to other centres in the west of Scotland.
It is important that applicants understand this is not an accredited training opportunity, although there may be the opportunity to apply for retrospective college approval. There is an ongoing commitment to ensure that the post holders will be offered appropriate education and training for their level of experience. The clinical experience, clinical and educational supervision and competency progression will be equivalent to the accredited training programme including formal teaching programmes and opportunities to develop surgical skills.
For more information, please contact: James Andrews, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, James.andrews@ggc.scot.nhs.uk, 01414516594
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
Applicants who have not undertaken a UK foundation programme within 3.5 years of the advertised post start date, will be asked to submit a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST). The CREST form must be completed by a consultant who has worked with you for a minimum continuous period of three months whole-time equivalent wholly within the 3.5 years prior to the advertised post start date for which you are applying.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- 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.
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