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Post: CONSULTANT General SURGEON WITH AN INTEREST In Benign upper gi surgery
base: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
Applications are invited for a substantive post in based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH). This is a replacement post following retirement of a senior colleague. Applications from candidates with an interest in benign Upper GI surgery would be welcome.
The new appointee will join a team of Consultants dedicated to providing all aspects of Surgery in general. The appointee will have a role in providing elective General Surgical Services and managing Acute Surgical Emergencies.
In addition to providing clinical services, the successful candidate 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 Queen Elizabeth site. 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 and elective surgery split between there and the ambulatory care services at the New Victoria Hospital or 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.
Additional Non-Direct Clinical Care (DCC) (up to 2 Programmed Activities(PA's) in total - inclusive of 1 Core Supported Programmed Activity (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.
Applicants should have a broad surgical training with a subspecialty interest in benign upper GI surgery, and should have full GMC registration and eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register.
trainees will have evidence of Higher Specialist Training leading to CCT, or be six months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
For informal discussion of the post contact:
Mr Christopher Wilson, Clinical Director, General, Vascular and Breast Surgery, South Sector, Greater Glasgow & Clyde on 0141 211 9859, Miss H Dorrance Lead Clinician or Mr Ahmed Alani Lead Clinician General Surgery on 0141 451 6028.