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NHS FIFE – ACUTE SERVICES DIVISION
CONSULTANT IN GENERAL AND UPPER GI SURGEON
10 SESSIONS PER WEEK
REF NO: 09851
Applications are invited for the post of substantive Consultant in General & Upper GI Surgery to work within a team of 12 Consultant Surgeons in NHS Fife. The post is a new post in the General & Upper GI team and experience in General, Laparoscopic and Benign Upper GI Surgery would be especially welcomed.
You will be based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, where inpatient surgical wards and theatres are located in a new facility that opened early in 2012. There is a 1:12 on call commitment for General Surgery with a busy emergency admissions unit. Vascular and Breast surgery are separately covered by a regional on call service. All inpatient activity occurs at the Victoria Hospital, whilst Endoscopy, Day Surgery and Outpatient Clinics also take place in Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Adamson Hospital, Cupar, and St Andrews Community Hospital.
The department is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education and training and affiliated to Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St. Andrews. There are 8 Specialty Registrars, 2 Core Trainees, 4 FY2s and 17 FY1s along with 1 Associate Specialist and 3 Hospital Specialists in the department. There is also support from specialist Upper GI, HPB and Colorectal Nurses. The department encourages their trainees to take part in academic activities and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals, and has had several publications and presentations over the last few years in various national and international meetings
You will be on the Specialist Register of the GMC or be eligible for inclusion on the Register within six months of the time of interview.
Fife is the ancestral home of the Scottish monarchs, with a wealth of history found in its castles and cathedrals. Fife is world famous for its golf, and there are abundant leisure facilities with fishing, sailing, hill walking and other rural pursuits set in beautiful surroundings. There are excellent rail and motorway links north to the Highlands and south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Nearby Edinburgh Airport provides easy access to extensive domestic and international flights.
For further information, or to visit the department, please contact:
Mr Satheesh Yalamarthi, Lead Clinician for General Surgery (01592 643355, Ext 29612
Mr Alasdair Macmillan, General & Upper GI Surgeon (01592 643355, Ext 21078)
Mr Peter Driscoll, General & Upper GI Surgeon (01592 643355, Ext 29604)
Closing date: 13 December 2019
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