Job Title: Consultant General SurgeryDepartment: General SurgeryBase: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and St. John's HospitalNHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.Consultant only if applicable:Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded.
Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary HospitalThis post is a full-time 9 plus 1 (10 PA) clinical appointment to augment the current surgical service.
The successful applicant will provide on call and emergency cover for the general/UGI surgical service and, on a separate rota, provide clinical supervision to the Trauma ward for four weeks of the year on a 1:13 rota.
The rota includes weekends on-site and on call from home after hours and is more a clinical management role, overseeing the multidisciplinary care of patients in the Major Trauma ward and critical care areas, The general surgery on-call involves initial assessment, operative surgery and ward care of predominantly Upper GI emergencies, also on a 1:13 rota.
There will be some time available for outpatient clinics and elective inpatient and day case surgery based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with outreach elective sessions at St John's Hospital, Livingston.
The successful applicant will work as part of a team providing general surgical services that includes treatment of benign Upper GI disease and complex hernias, both laparoscopic and open, but which excludes bariatric surgery and oesophagogastric resections.
It is expected that the successful applicant would have advanced laparoscopic skills.
An ongoing interest in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training will be required along with a commitment to clinical research and audit.More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.For an