Locum Consultant General and Upper GI Surgery (Benign)

This post is for a Locum Consultant in General and Upper GI Surgery. This is a whole-time (10 PA) 6 month fixed term contract offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals., The post holder will be expected to work within a busy general surgical department. They will participate in a general surgical on call rota currently at the Whiston site which stands at 1 in 9 and includes prospective cover.

We currently run a 24 hour on call for Consultants, during which time elective activity is cancelled. They will provide elective general and advanced benign Upper GI Services and help in developing new services. Elective workload will include General Upper GI procedures and advanced laparoscopic procedures like hiatus hernia repair, laparoscopic anti reflux procedures, laparoscopic hernia repairs. There will be provision to develop special interest in advance laparoscopic procedures.

The department has plans for expansion and the development of new services e.g.. laparoscopic bile duct exploration. The post holder will be expect to contribute towards this objective.

Applicants are required to hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent qualification, and be fully registered with the General medical Council at the time of application.

Due to the short-term nature of the role and service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate


• SAFETY that is of the highest standards


• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful


• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable


• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients


Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018


• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)


• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
  
  £99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum pro rata (Grade YM 73)