General/ Benign Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery Consultant

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, collaborative and forward-thinking General Surgery department. The post has been developed to support service expansion and to ensure continuity in the delivery of high-quality elective care. We are seeking to appoint a consultant with prior Upper GI/Hepatobiliary training and anticipate that the successful appointees will be able to undertake a broad range of elective and emergency procedures from an early stage in their appointment.

The appointee will also be expected to contribute to the Emergency General Surgery (EGS) service as required to support the effective running of the department. They will undertake routine cholecystectomy and, where clinically appropriate, contribute to the delivery of 'hot cholecystectomy' as part of the department's acute biliary service.

In addition, the postholder will be expected to undertake a broad range of general surgical procedures in line with their experience and the needs of the service, including hernia surgery and the management of benign lumps and bumps.

The provisional job plan is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week. This is detailed in the indicative timetable below. The job plan will be reviewed at the annual job planning round and a formal review will be undertaken within 6 to 12 months of appointment, in line with RCS England guidance and the Trust's job planning policy. Elements of the timetable may be subject to change due to a Trust-wide reconfiguration of the theatre and outpatient schedule; any such changes will be managed in accordance with service requirements and the Trust's job planning policy.

3.1 Balance of the Post (PA Summary) Category

PAs / week

Type

Outpatient clinics & theatre lists (including MDT, ward rounds)

6.0

DCC

Clinical administration (results, letters, paper clinic, A&G, MDM follow-up)

2.0

CPD, appraisal & revalidation preparation

1.0

SPA

Governance, audit, M&M, MDM/network representation, teaching & research

1.0

Total

10.0 PA (full-time)

Theatre lists include pre-operative and post-operative ward round time. Outpatient clinics specify patient-facing time and clinical administration time (the latter held within the dedicated 1.0 PA Clinical Administration session).

3.2 Indicative Weekly Timetable The timetable below an example of the 1st 2 weeks of a 4-week cycle which will alternate.

Monday

0900 - 1300

Clinical administration (results, letters, A&G, MDM follow-up)

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated acute and community provider serving the diverse population of Hackney and the wider Northeast London (NEL) Integrated Care System. The Trust is rated 'Outstanding' overall by the CQC and is recognised for innovation in pathway redesign and digital care. Homerton University Hospital is a busy district general hospital and the main acute site, providing emergency and elective services in surgery, medicine, women's health, paediatrics and a wide range of specialty services.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD, PhD)

Experience

Essential: - Clinical training and experience in upper GI/ Hepatobiliary

Desirable: - Previous consultant-level experience in General Surgery

Skills

Desirable: - Proven track-record of clinical leadership and service development; - xperience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification