Job summary
This is a vacancy for a Trust Grade Doctor (CT1/2 level) post within General Surgery. This is a whole-time appointment with an on-call commitment. The post is mainly based at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Daytime, night-time and weekend commitments would give the applicant a broad exposure to emergency and elective general surgery.

Main duties of the job
(i) Clinical Assessment of emergency and major and minor surgical patients, with the supervision of senior clinical staff. It is expected that the post holders will develop their skills in the sub-specialty interests of the consultant teams. Care of patients on the wards.

(ii) Teaching Formal and informal teaching sessions are available weekly. There are full postgraduate facilities on both sites with well stocked libraries and simulation suites. The trust has an excellent record for securing MRCS and NTN's.

(iii) Research The department has an active research team. The post holder will be encouraged to participate and expected to achieve a publication or presentation.

(iv) Administration Participate in clinical audit. There will also be commitment to quality assurance and the preparation of rotas.

About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is one of the best performing hospital trusts in England. We are regularly in the top five for emergency department performance and offer some of the fastest access to cancer treatment in the country.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in west Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 7,000 staff we provide specialist cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

We operate from three main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital, Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Fordcombe Hospital, and provide outpatient clinics across Kent and East Sussex.

Looking for flexible working? We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Job responsibilities
Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent GMC Registration

Experience
Essential

• 1 year full time SHO experience in the UK

Desirable

• Previous experience in a large hospital setting

Audit
Essential

• Understand principles of audit and can demonstrate participation in an audit programme

Academic achievements: Research / publications
Desirable

• A publication would be an advantage

Personal skills
Essential

• Able to work in a team with other health care professionals. Flexibility to cover in the absences of colleagues

Personal attributes
Essential

• Professional attitude towards work. Reliability Good record of attendance Tidy appearance Legible note keeping

Desirable

• Desire to continue personal professional development and enhance quality of patient services

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).