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- CONSULTANT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: on call supplement
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (on calls)
- Job ref
- 216-WM-CONOG6263155
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
The current post is to support the service with the rising workload within the service line (currently 365 PA’s over job plans and likely to grow with increased general surgery and bariatric workload) and succession planning.
The post-holder will work within the Service Line alongside the six existing Upper Gastrointestinal surgery Surgeons (6 resectional surgeons and 1 bariatric surgeon), and will have expertise in bariatric surgery, benign Upper GI surgery, oesophago-gastric cancer surgery and emergency general surgery.
Main duties of the job
The unit works an annualised job plan whereby all direct clinical care (DCC) commitments in theatre, endoscopy and clinics are allocated on a rolling basis by mutual agreement. The job plan includes a fixed commitment to attend MDT meetings.
All other commitments are worked flexibly to fulfil individual job plans. Access to theatres, clinics, and endoscopy to allow fulfilment of agreed job plans is guaranteed. The post is advertised for a 10 PA contract, but it is understood that individuals may wish to negotiate for additional sessions after appointment. A job planning review meeting will take place between 6-12 months following appointment to also assess whether further SPAs are required.
The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. New consultant colleagues are also invited to join the Trust’s mentoring scheme or continue with the arrangements that have been agreed upon.
The UGI unit has clinical sessions available every weekday: 5 all day theatre lists, 3-4 outpatient clinics and 3 endoscopy lists, as well as emergency general surgery on-call, and oesophago-gastric surgery cover. These sessions will continue to be available on a rotating basis to the new appointee. The job plan below is an example of a standard working week.
Working for our organisation
The surgeons in Plymouth provide a 1:7 on-call rota to cover OG patients (may occur in conjunction with general surgery on-call), and the post-holder would continue to participate in this rota.
Bariatric surgery has been performed in Plymouth since the 1990s, and UHP was re-commissioned to provide bariatric surgery in 2010 as one of 5 providers within the Southwest. UHP is currently performing laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and revisional bariatric surgery and is commissioned to perform 100 procedures per year. There are currently 3 surgeons performing bariatric surgery (Lee Humphreys - Bariatric Surgery lead, Arun Ariyarathenam, and David Chan) who work closely with a dedicated Weight Management Programme and assess all patients prior to referral for surgery as per NICE guidelines.
The post-holder will be expected to continue to consolidate and develop bariatric surgery in Plymouth in conjunction with the existing team.
UHP offers a full range of benign UGI surgery such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy (included bile duct exploration), anti-reflux procedures (including complex revisional work), hiatal hernia procedures, and surgery for achalasia. The post-holder will continue to share this workload with existing UGI surgeons, and any area of expertise or interest would be encouraged. The unit also performs general surgery (groin and abdominal wall hernias), and the post holder will continue to share in this workload.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The unit works an annualised job plan whereby all direct clinical care (DCC) commitments in theatre, endoscopy and clinics are allocated on a rolling basis by mutual agreement. The job plan includes a fixed commitment to attend MDT meetings.
All other commitments are worked flexibly to fulfil individual job plans. Access to theatres, clinics, and endoscopy to allow fulfilment of agreed job plans is guaranteed. The post is advertised for a 10 PA contract, but it is understood that individuals may wish to negotiate for additional sessions after appointment. A job planning review meeting will take place between 6-12 months following appointment to also assess whether further SPAs are required.
The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. New consultant colleagues are also invited to join the Trust’s mentoring scheme or continue with the arrangements that have been agreed upon.
The UGI unit has clinical sessions available every weekday: 5 all day theatre lists, 3-4 outpatient clinics and 3 endoscopy lists, as well as emergency general surgery on-call, and oesophago-gastric surgery cover. These sessions will continue to be available on a rotating basis to the new appointee. The job plan below is an example of a standard working week.
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Medical/Doctor recruitment: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.
We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.
In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.
We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.
Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circ*mstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.
In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Welcome leaflet (PDF, 226.0KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Chan
- Job title
- Consultant Service Line Director
- Email address
- [emailprotected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 439279
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
Plymouth
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
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