Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Surgery

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Medical degree
• Significant postgraduate work experience working in an acute setting (or equivalent gained on part-time or flexible basis), in a specialty training programme in paediatric surgery / urology or as a fixed term specialty trainee in paediatric surgery / urology.
• Demonstratable experience working in paediatric surgery / urology and assessing and managing common paediatric surgical emergencies

Desirable criteria

• MRCS
• APLS accreditation

Audit

Essential criteria

• Experience of Audit

Academic Achievements

Desirable criteria

• Research & Publications
• Distinctions or Prizes during undergraduate training

Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria

• Organisation skills
• Communication skills
• Team working skills

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage

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

• Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Surgery (PDF, 712.3KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 351.3KB)
• Candidate Essentials Guide (PDF, 888.7KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 895.9KB)