Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Colorectal and IBD Surgery

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a broad programme of advanced training in colorectal surgery with an emphasis on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery. The post is fixed term for a 12-month period.

Applicants should possess FRCS or equivalent and must be fully registered (or eligible for full registration) with the GMC with Licence to Practise. Applicants must be senior trainees who have completed their General Surgery training to CCT level or equivalent (or are within 12 months of completion of CCT). More junior trainees will not be shortlisted. Please refer to the person specification form for details of eligibility.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• FRCS (or equivalent)
• Certificate of completion of training in general/colorectal surgery (CCT) or within 12 months prior to CCT

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree - PhD, MD, MBA
• Membership of relevant professional societies (eg ACPGBI, ASGBI, ESCP, ECCO)

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Full registration with GMC with current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in UK

Clinical Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates appropriate technical and clinical competence and evidence of diagnostic skills and clinical judgment
• Competent to undertake General Surgical on calls at registrar level
• Competent in general laparoscopic surgery
• Experience of supervising and teaching FY and core surgical trainees
• Evidence of involvement in clinical research

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualifications
• Up to date GCP training
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work within and lead a team
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other individuals
• Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help
• Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

Desirable criteria

• Motivated individual, ready to lead a team of middle and junior grade doctors

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• SCF Colorectal Surg JD - 2025 (PDF, 272.6KB)
• SCF Colorectal Surg PS - 2025 (PDF, 128.6KB)
• Functional Requirements Form SCF GS (PDF, 1000.2KB)
• Colorectal SCF job advert (PDF, 24.7KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 1.4MB)