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Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery

James Paget University Hospitals Foundation NHS trust.

Accountable to:

Assistant Medical Director for Division of Surgery and Women’s & Children’s Services

Principle Job Purpose:

To provide in conjunction with colleagues, General Surgery services for the Trust.

Main Duties:

Extended theatre sessions are to be undertaken for elective work.

Outpatient clinics to be conducted, which would include New general surgical referrals, Urgent 2 Week wait GI referrals and follow up patients.

Endoscopy (Colonoscopy) services to be provided on a weekly basis. JAG accreditation is essential.

Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust.

Daily ward rounds and board rounds are to be provided to all the in-patients. Share workload with consultant colleagues.

Emergency General Surgery service at the James Paget University Hospital has gone significant changes over the last few years. With more emphasis on ambulatory care and opening of the surgical assessment unit (SAU), we are planning to have a team, more dedicated to this new and growing specialty. We want you be part of this change. Currently we run 1:8 on call rota. In this 8-week cycle, the first week “Hot week” you will be on call from Friday to Friday. All elective activity is cancelled. Other colleagues cover weekday nights from Monday to Thursday but patients stay under the hot team. Following week, you work as “warm team”. During this week, you manage CEPOD theatre in the morning; afternoons you will carry out elective activity as per job plan. End of the warm week you will have Friday day off.

Successful candidates will have full support to develop any subspecialty interests within the job plan in Lower GI and endoscopy.

Provide with the other consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

Liaise with medical staff in other specialities and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.

Take part in the Royal College of Surgeons continuing medical education programme. The Trust will provide study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service.

Play a full part in the research, teaching and audit activities of the department, including participation in the weekly Wednesday morning departmental teaching. Significant academic contribution to the Norwich Medical School will entitle the appointee to apply to be a Honorary Senior Lecturer.

Participate in the rolling process of clinical governance.

Contribute to management of the service.

Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e. regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).

A flexible attitude to adjusting to changes within the department will be necessary.

Other Responsibilities:

The James Paget University Hospital as well as the Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group comprised of the three acute hospitals in our Integrated Care System (ICS) are committed to increasing our level of digital maturity through our ongoing digital programmes. The successful candidate will be encouraged to actively engage with and participate in digital transformation both within their department and in Trust wide programmes.

Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

To observe local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures, and to comply with Regional and Trust Health and Safety policies.

To assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.

Health and Safety Responsibilities:

To ensure that the Trust’s Health and Safety Policies are understood and observed and that procedures are followed.

To ensure the appropriate use of equipment and facilities and that the working environment is maintained in good order.

To take the necessary precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of yourself, patients, visitors, and staff, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

To undertake appropriate health and safety training to support safe working practice, including where appropriate, its management.

To demonstrate a practical understanding of risk assessment in relation to their areas of responsibility and to ensure safe systems of work are in place.

To ensure that all incidents occurring within the department are reported in accordance with Trust procedures, investigated and corrective action taken as necessary and/or reported to senior management and specialist advisers.

To ensure that occupational health advice is sought if employees identify health conditions which may affect their ability to carry out their responsibilities safely.

To be responsible for ensuring that their staff attend statutory and mandatory training.

Trust Values:

All roles within the Trust require staff to demonstrate our core values in the care they provide to patients. All members of staff should consider these behaviours an essential part of their job role.