Consultant for Emergency General Surgery with Upper - London, United Kingdom - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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This post has been created to join the General Surgery team at St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post has been developed to provide delivery of clinical care for upper gastrointestinal, general, and emergency surgical patients. Experience in bariatric surgery is preferable to help provide bariatric surgery at St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be expected to:

To take an active part, in co-operation with colleagues, in the development of emergency general surgery.
To take an active part, in cooperation with colleagues, in the provision of bariatric surgery.
Support the introduction of aSame Day Emergency Care service.
To take an active part in the management and administration of the Upper GI service.
To take an active part in the management and administration of trauma surgery.
To take a leading role in clinical governance within the department.
To take a leading role in the tuition of medical students from St George's University of London.
An interest in research would be strongly supported.

The General Surgery Department provides care for elective and emergency patients presenting with surgical gastrointestinal conditions.

It is currently composed of the upper gastrointestinal surgical team and the colorectal surgical team; both teams contribute to care of emergency patients.

It is planned to create an Emergency General Surgical team which will be devoted to the care of emergency general surgical patients; this will form a subgroup within the General Surgery Department.

The Emergency General Surgery firm will have its own junior clinical team and it is anticipated that 5 consultants will work together to oversee provision of emergency care.

Please see the attached job description for more extensive description. Job plan is indicative.

In addition to the above the post holder will be expected to:

To take an active part in the management and administration of trauma surgery.
To take a leading role in clinical governance within the department.
To take a leading role in the tuition of medical students from St George's University of London.
An interest in research would be strongly supported.