Job summary

This post has been created to support the current General Surgery department. The post holder will be expected to work as a team, supporting and enhancing the already excellent department. The William Harvey Care Group consists of Urgent and Emergency Care, General Medicine, General Surgery, Colorectal, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy and Cardiology services at William Harvey Hospital (WHH).

Our surgical unit ranks highly in the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) outcomes with some of the lowest mortality rates in the country, a reflection of the teamwork and support of the anaesthetic and critical care departments. The Department also boasts a very successful Surgical Same Day Emergency care (SDEC) that has helped deliver high quality and effective emergency and ambulatory care for our patients.

Prior visit to the Department is cordially encouraged.

Main duties of the job

This post will lead to a total of eleven consultant surgeons within the department. This post will be required to be flexible to assist the speciality in delivering National Performance Standards.

Emergency General Surgery provision involves having Consultant Emergency Surgeon of the week (Monday-Thursday; 0800-1800 hrs) providing an emergency care model.

This post will alternate between an emergency week followed by weeks of elective activity.

The night on call ( hrs) and weekend (Friday to Sunday) is covered by all surgeons with patient ownership on a rolling basis.

The Emergency week is based at the William Harvey Hospital. Elective commitments will be provided across our other Trust sites.

The successful candidate would be on a 10 PA contract with provision of higher PA on mutual agreement.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.

Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit

We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

Full GMC Registration Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months Independent practice within NHS

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience managing junior medical staff and teams Effective Leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills Excellent written and verbal communications Analytical, numeracy and Financial Management skills Level of self-awareness Knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the NHS - Understanding the implications of the modernisation agenda

Desirable

High quality business and service planning skills Understanding the provision and delivery of health care / Government strategy and plans for modernisation. Knowledge of Research and Development and evidence-based practice, culture and values of the NHS and it's inter-relationship with other agencies. Environmental and political awareness

Clinical governance

Essential

Evidence of experience in Clinical Governance Experience of Audit Commitment to implementation and strengthening of clinical governance

Desirable

Track record of advancement and development of clinical interests and services, including delivery of performance targets

Personal/professional attributes

Essential

Welcoming, polite, attentive Respect others' time. Speak up on behalf of others. Respect people and their dignity. Work as a team. Take responsibility. Be a leader Delivers the best outcomes

Desirable

Exemplary personal conduct and behaviour Personal credibility, with the ability to gain the confidence of others

Other requirements

Essential

Most roles require travel across sites. Candidates must be able to travel effectively between sites Upholds and models the Trust values

Desirable

Inspires others Calm rational decision making in adversity Capacity to work to develop a shared vision Willingness to accept the wider interests of the Trust