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Consultant Upper GI and General Surgeon

NHS
Salisbury
5 days ago
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The Salisbury GI Service is an ambitious, forward-thinking department, combining upper gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, emergency general surgery, gastroenterology and endoscopy. The service provides complete care for patients with disorders relating to the gastrointestinal tract. Surgeons, physicians, specialist nurses and allied health professions work closely together to provide in house multidisciplinary care for all patients with gastrointestinal problems in both the emergency and elective inpatient and outpatient settings.
The successful candidate will join our team to provide an integrated digestive diseases service across the Salisbury area.The department is actively seeking improvements in the provision of services to the local community and to the region. We fully embrace multidisciplinary team working, and sub-specialisation, believing that this best serves the needs of our patients. The department has an excellent track record of leading innovation. We have a vision for our service that includes the continued development of minimal access surgery for all appropriate areas of general surgery including emergency work.
Interview for this post will be held 24th July.
Main duties of the job

This position at Salisbury District Hospital seeks an experienced Upper GI Surgeon with advanced laparoscopic skills and a strong interest in benign upper GI conditions, including hiatal hernia and reflux disease. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of regional services, participate in teaching and research, and provide high-quality patient care through outpatient clinics, operating sessions, and on-call duties.
About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job responsibilities

Please see attached Candidate Information Pack for further details of roles and responsibilities. Find attached also Our City Our Hospital with more details on living and working in Salisbury and our local area.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Specialist Training

Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in General Surgery leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register at date of interview
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Experience/Clinical Skills

Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in: Benign Upper GI Surgery, General surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery including hiatal / diaphragmatic surgery
Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems and demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Proven ability to work effectively in a range of clinical settings: wards/outpatient/ theatre
Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice
JAG accreditation in Upper GI Endoscopy
Advanced UGI therapeutic endoscopy skills
Experience of abdominal wall reconstruction
Experience in chairing / involvement in UGI MDT
Leadership and Management Experience

Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department, Division and Trust
Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
Teaching

Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Audit and Research

Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit
Understanding of GCP in Clinical Research
Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Experience/Clinical Skills

Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Proven ability to work effectively in a range of clinical settings: wards/outpatient/ theatre
Leadership and Management Experience

Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload
Other Skills

Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients
Good interpersonal skills
To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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