Specialist Doctor in General Surgery

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced General Surgeon to join the cohesive and forward-thinking General Surgery team at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) in a substantive Specialist appointment. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and development of high-quality inpatient and outpatient surgical services, supporting routine, cancer and elective activity. This role offers the opportunity to develop a specialist interest within General Surgery, contribute to service improvement and take an active role in the leadership and development of the department. We are seeking an experienced General Surgeon with a minimum of five years' experience at Registrar level within the UK NHS, who is committed to delivering excellent, patient-centred care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Key Duties include:

• Deliver high-quality inpatient and outpatient General Surgical services, contributing to elective, cancer and waiting-list activity targets.

• Support the continued development of elective surgical services and, where required, contribute to the management of surgical emergencies.

• Develop areas of sub-specialisation and specialist interest in line with departmental needs.

• Contribute to clinical leadership, service development, clinical audit, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.

• Support the teaching, supervision and professional development of junior and middle-grade medical staff.

• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to improve patient pathways, service efficiency and the quality of care.

About us

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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.