Job Description

The post will be based in the Department of General Surgery.



We are hoping to appoint two consultants with prior upper GI/ Hepatobiliary training, and we anticipate the new appointees will be able to deliver a range of procedures (elective and emergency) from early on in their appointment, although mentoring will be available for those who require it. In addition, we hope the new appointees will be willing to take a lead role in the ongoing development of our 'hot gallbladder' service, particularly in regard to streamlining our care pathways, ensuring that we maintain a robust and safe service.



The department consists of Colorectal, Bariatric, Emergency and General Surgery.



These are new posts that are designed to help with the evolution and growth of our unit.



The appointee will also be expected to deliver some EGS cover as necessary for the running of the department. The appointee will be expected to perform routine cholecystectomy and where appropriate perform "hot cholecystectomy". There is also a requirement to perform routine general surgery work, including hernia surgery and lumps/bumps, depending on the service needs.



The appointee will participate on the general surgery consultant on-call rota. Currently, this consists of 1 in 10 weeknight cover from 5pm to 8am, and 1 in 10 weekend cover.



This will be changed to 1 in 13 after the new recruitments.



Weekday cover during working hours is provided by the emergency general surgery consultant-led team.



Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.

The trust operates acute services from a single site:

Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as 'Outstanding'. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten-bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.



There will be an average of 8 PAs of direct clinical care, and 2 PA's allocated for supporting professional activities. As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:



This will be a 10 PA post. There will be an average of 8 PAs of direct clinical care and 2 SPA.