Job summary
Employer heading
Specialty Registrar - General Surgery
Specialty Registrar
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a full time, LAS Specialty Registrar in General Surgery to work within the General Surgery Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital under supervision of the General Surgery consultants. This post is ideal for senior registrars undergoing CESR pathway of specialist registration.
Main duties of the job
The post will provide generous experience of emergency and elective procedures. It is an excellent opportunity for a candidate aspiring to a career in General Surgery. The successful applicant will work with the General Surgery team of 14 Consultants and 10 SpRs/Clinical Fellows. The General Surgical Unit operates a ward-based system and you will be working as part of a team of junior doctors and consultants looking after emergency and elective admissions on GSU and SAU wards. There will be opportunities to attend general surgery outpatients and endoscopy training for suitable candidates.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. The Ophthalmic service has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for over 1,000,000 patients across Berkshire. The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country’s new medical schools.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details on the main responsibilities for the LAS Specialty Registrar in General Surgery.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
Person Specification
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC with a licence to practise.
- MRCS or equivalent.
- NHS experience in Upper Gi or Lower GI surgery at registrar level
- Ability to offer clinical opinion on a range of problems in general surgery
- Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients with surgical conditions
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Basic understanding of research methods and statistics
- Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable criteria
- FRCS (General Surgery).
- JAG Accreditation.
- Research with higher degree in general surgery
- Experience of MDT working
- Ability and enthusiasm to teach medical undergraduates and Allied Health Professionals
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Walker
- Job title
- Patient Pathway Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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