Job summary
The General Surgical Services within the hospitals of the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust which includes Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital Redditch and the Treatment Centre at Kidderminster have been a subject of a very thorough Service Review and became completely realigned in April 2018. This realignment has seen the centralisation of all major elective gastro-intestinal surgery and emergency general surgery onto the Worcester site whilst maintaining an ambulatory model of surgical emergency assessment service at the Alexandra Hospital. A further realignment of elective surgery that is underway will see the development of an Elective Surgical site at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. The Trust aims to fully maintain and develop outpatient, investigative (Endoscopy and Radiology) and Short-stay/Day case surgery services at the Worcester Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and the Worcestershire Community hospitals.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join 8 colorectal surgeons who have already established a county-wide colorectal team working between the Worcester Royal Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, with an emphasis on county-wide working.

The successful applicant will be expected to work closely with the established Consultants to fully assist with the changes in the General Surgical Service. The Emergency Duty commitments will include a week with no elective commitments. In addition an Emergency Surgical Triage Clinic (ESTC) has been established and runs weekly.

The successful candidate will be fully trained laparoscopic colorectal and general surgeon with subspecialist interest and training in rectal cancer surgery. A formal interest in Research and Development will also be encouraged with sessions assigned and recognised in the Job plan (the individual will be expected to have formal links with a University Research Programme).

Mentoring will be provided to support a new and possibly inexperienced colleague

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities
The General Surgical Services within the hospitals of the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust which includes Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital Redditch and the Treatment Centre at Kidderminster have been a subject of a very thorough Service Review and became completely realigned in April 2018. This realignment has seen the centralisation of all major elective gastro-intestinal surgery and emergency general surgery onto the Worcester site whilst maintaining an ambulatory model of surgical emergency assessment service at the Alexandra Hospital. A further realignment of elective surgery that is underway will see the development of an Elective Surgical site at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. The Trust aims to fully maintain and develop outpatient, investigative (Endoscopy and Radiology) and Short-stay/Day case surgery services at the Worcester Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and the Worcestershire Community hospitals.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in SubSpecialty
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Desirable

• Training/ experience in robotic or rectal cancer surgery. However other subspecialty interests will be considered for the right candidate

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in SubSpecialty (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via
• o CCT or CESR (CP)
• o CESR or
• o European Community Rights

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Nhs Trust
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Director/Lead
Mrs Deborah Nicol
deborahnicol@nhs.net