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Applications are invited to apply a Locum Consultant post in General Surgery with an interest in Colorectal Surgery based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH) with some sessions in the associated Ambulatory Care Hospitals. This post is for a period of 6 monhts.
This post is to provide General Surgical Services to the QUEH. The new appointee will join a team of Consultants dedicated to providing all aspects of Colorectal Surgery. The appointee will have a role in providing elective General Surgical Services and managing Acute Surgical Emergencies. The candidateswould be expected to assist in the development of Colorectal Surgery in the QEUH and its Research aspirations.
In addition to providing clinical services the successful candidates will be required to participate in the training and assessment of junior staff and to undertake the administrative duties required in a consultant job. 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 sites. Teaching of Undergraduate medical students, trainee surgeons and visiting surgeons from overseas is considered an integral part of the work of the Directorate. It is anticipated that the appointee would contribute to the education of Surgeons in training.
Emergency Surgery for the post is based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with clinics, colonoscopy sessions and elective surgery split between there and the New Victoria Hospital and Gartnavel General Hospital. Fully staffed Intensive Care and High dependency beds are available on the QEUH site. Clinical Nurse Specialists are valued members of the teams.
The Colorectal unit’s future aspiration and need is to create a substantive Consultant post to deal with the increasing demand generated by the introduction of the qFIT bowel screening and to ensure that General / Colorectal patient referrals for outpatient and colonoscopy appointments are maintained within the acceptable
For further information please contact: Mr Christopher Wilson, Clinical Director, General, Vascular and Breast Surgery, South Sector, Greater Glasgow & Clyde on 01413019859 (via secretary), Mr Paul Witherspoon Lead Clinician, General Surgery on 01414516047 (via secretary) orv Mr Ahmed Alani Lead Clinician, General Surgery on 01414516043 (via secretary).