Specialty Doctor in General Surgery

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

We are excitied to advertise x2 Specialty Doctor level at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
The posts are intended to provide additional experience in various general surgical specialties to enable progression into a formal NTN for general surgical training . The posts are ideal for surgeons who have completed core surgical training who wish to gain experience prior to ST3 applications or for those who ave establised registrar experience and wish to develop their career and portfolio for successful CESR application.
Although not a recognised training post, there are considerable training and educational opportunities for the successful candidates. There is a comprehensive induction course and regular weekly teaching with the intention that the service commitment, supervision level and educational opportunities will be equivalent to that of our existing trainees.
This is a Full-Time post providing with basic hours of 40 hours per week, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and rotas will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.
Specialty registrars will be expected to participate in oncalls, ward rounds, clinics and operating theatres. The postholder accepts that s/he will also perform duties in on the emergency take and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with senior colleagues.
The department is part of a busy district general hospital and performs around 190 emergency laparotomies, 150 elective colorectal resections, over 100 bariatric operations and over 500 laparoscopic cholecystectomies per year and has a busy and active elective breast surgical practice.
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Acre Street,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire,
HD3 3EA
01484 342000
Each post holder will contribute to the formal teaching programme for medical students, nursing and para medical colleagues and junior doctors and will be granted automatic placement into the Department’s Core Training and Higher Training preparation courses to enable intensive preparation for future applications. There are also several management and leadership positions available which will further enhance future applications.
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