Consultant Emergency General Surgeon

• Deliver high-quality emergency and elective general surgical care.
• Contribute to the Surgical Emergency Admission Unit (SEAU) and emergency general surgery pathways.
• Undertake elective theatre sessions and outpatient clinics.
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota for Emergency General Surgery.
• Provide senior clinical decision-making and leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
• Support the ongoing development of ambulatory emergency surgery services.
• Supervise and train undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors in training.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Participate in departmental teaching programmes, mortality and morbidity meetings and multidisciplinary working

• Delivery of high-quality emergency and elective general surgery services.
• Participation in outpatient clinics, theatre lists and ward rounds.
• Contribution to the Surgical Assessment Unit and ambulatory emergency surgery pathways.
• Participation in the Consultant Emergency General Surgery on-call rota (1:9).
• Supervision and training of undergraduate and postgraduate learners.
• Active involvement in clinical governance, audit, service development and quality improvement activities.
• Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care

• Compassionate
• Collaborative
• Innovative

• 1:9 Consultant Emergency General Surgery on-call rota.
• Weekend on-call from Saturday morning to Monday morning.
• Non-resident overnight on-call.
• Senior support for emergency admissions, ward referrals and emergency operating.

• Supervision of Foundation, Core, and Higher Surgical Trainees.
• Undergraduate teaching through Lincoln Medical School.
• Educational and clinical supervision following appropriate accreditation.
• Support for multidisciplinary staff education and development.

• Clinical Governance and Morbidity & Mortality meetings.
• Local and national audits including NELA and NCEPOD.
• Contribution to research, quality improvement and service development.
• Support innovation within emergency and elective surgical pathways.

Essential

• Full GMC registration.
• FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent.
• On the GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery, within six months of CCT, or at the point of submission of a Portfolio Pathway application.

Essential

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Emergency and Elective General Surgery.
• Broad operative experience demonstrated through an extensive logbook.
• Ability to work independently at Consultant level.

Desirable

• Previous Consultant-level experience.
• Accreditation as a Clinical Supervisor and/or Educational Supervisor.
• Experience of service development and redesign.
• Understanding of healthcare management and service organisation.

Essential

• Flexible, resilient and able to work under pressure.
• Ability to implement and support change.
• IT literate.
• Ability to build effective professional relationships.

Desirable

• Evidence of developing innovative service improvements.
• Ability to introduce new technologies and ways of working.
• Willingness to lead audit activities.