Locum Consultant Colorectal - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Description

NHS Medical & Dental:
Main area General Surgery Grade
NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 359-MSD6113818Surg

This is a locum post for twelve months with a view to a long-term substantive appointment post giving the opportunity for a Colorectal and General surgeon to join the surgical department at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

This is a replacement post, following the retirement of an existing consultant.

The successful applicant will be expected to support the provision of colorectal cancer surgery and take an active part in the colorectal multidisciplinary meeting.

They will also be expected to take part in the emergency on call rota for general surgery admissions as well as providing elective sessions in outpatients, theatres and endoscopy.

There will be the opportunity to develop sub-specialty colorectal interests such as pelvic floor services, inflammatory bowel disease surgery or pursue an academic pathway linking with the University of Kent.

With the arrival of a new medical school in Kent the applicant should be committed to teaching and will have the opportunity to engage with future under graduate and post graduate training

The Trust was formed in April 2000 by the merger of the Mid Kent Healthcare Trust and the Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust.

It provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 500,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some tertiary referral, specialist services to a considerably larger population (1.Its major hospitals are the new Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital. The Trust's Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital.

The Trust's Chairman is Mr David Highton, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Sara Mumford.

Clinical services are organised into a number of clinical directorates.

The Clinical Director for the Surgical Directorate is Mr Haythem Ali, the General Manager is Lucinda Hill and the Surgical Head of Nursing is Karen Mangan.

This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to

To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust's Guide to Job planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.

To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
Evidence of participation in audit projects
An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation

All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

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.

Name Daniel Lawes Job title Chief of Service Email address Additional information Mr Haythem Ali Clinical Director General Surgery at:
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