Trust Doctor in General Surgery
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust Whipps Cross Hospital Trust Doctor in General Surgery Full Time Post We're looking for a full-time general surgery registrar to join our team and build your skills in elective surgery and elective lower GI cancer clinics. You'll spend your time in clinic and theatre, seeing patients before and after their operations and gaining hands-on experience across a wide range of planned general surgery.
Main duties of the job
This post has limited exposure to emergency work, so it suits someone who wants to focus on elective practice, with time to learn and be supported.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
You'll work in a friendly, supportive team where our WeCare values guide how we care for patients and treat each other. You'll have GMC registration and the relevant surgical training, e.g. MRCS, and a genuine interest in elective general surgery. We welcome applications from doctors of all backgrounds. Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.
Person Specification
Experience · Essential
Completion of ST2 level or equivalent Experience of Clinical Audit
Desirable
Higher degree Published in peer review journal Presentation in national/international meeting Formal experience in education and training Experience in management
Skills · Essential
Ability to work well in a multi disciplinary environment Strong sense of responsibility Up-to-date resuscitation
Skills · Desirable
Demonstrable interest in general surgery CCrISP, ATLS
Knowledge · Essential
Previous experience of General surgery, outpatient clinics and inpatient workload and breast surgery
Desirable
Endoscopy skills Laparoscopic surgery experience
Qualifications · Essential
MBBS or equivalent MRCS/FRCS or equivalent GMC Registration
Desirable
Higher Degree
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
