Job Description

The on-call surgical team consists of two SpRs, Two Core Trainees and two FY1s. At night there is one SpR, two Core Trainees and two FY1s. The full shift pattern for juniors is compliant with EWTD. Patients are initially admitted to a specialised Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU).



On this ward, all patients will be under the care of the On-Call Surgeons. When patients are transferred to the elective surgical wards or to outlying wards, care will be continued to be provided by the admitting surgeon. The consultants are relieved of all other clinical commitments during their period of emergency on-call. Emergency on-call includes but is not limited to: managing patients on SAU ensuring that all emergency admissions have a senior review within 12 hours of admission performing and supervising emergency general surgery seeing in-hospital referrals for general surgery emergency opinions *being available for general and military trauma as requested.



The appointee will not normally be expected to cover vascular or urology emergencies or deal with head injuries. QEHB does not admit paediatric patients. Teaching As the main teaching hospital for the University of Birmingham, the appointee will be expected to regularly teach students and postgraduates as well as contributing to examinations. They will also be expected to supervise resident doctors.



To provide the best healthcare for the people and communities we serve locally, nationally and internationally by delivering excellence in patient care through clinical expertise, research, innovation, teaching, training and support services. Our Values Respect We respect each other at all times with regard to age, disability, gender, position, race, religion and sexual orientation through professionalism and courtesy, treating all patients, colleagues, visitors, carers, communities and others as they would wish to be treated Responsibility We take personal and collective responsibility to do the best we can, working towards agreed individual and Trust-wide goals and expect to be held accountable and to challenge poor performance Honesty We are open, have integrity and are inclusive in our engagement and our decision processes Innovation We strive to be responsive, creative and flexible; always looking for ways to do things better. We trial new ideas and share best practice quickly and fully. The appointee should be competent to perform colorectal resectional surgery as well as be able to deal with colorectal emergencies and complications of surgery out of hours.



Mentoring will be available, but the appointee should demonstrate via their logbook that they are capable of independent practice and have recent experience in colorectal cancer surgery. Elective work takes place at both QEHB and Solihull hospital. The appointee will perform two outpatient clinics per week, a weekly endoscopy list, and general or colorectal surgery operating lists with continuing support from other team members. The appointee will be expected to work flexibly with the other team members to ensure operating lists and endoscopy lists are used to maximal effect.



In addition to contributing to the Colorectal service, the appointee will support the Emergency General Surgery On-Call service, including night cover. The new hospital has attracted a significant increase in the number of emergency referrals to General Surgery and an equivalent increase in the number of admissions through the Emergency Department. Although provision of emergency care for General Surgical patients is becoming a speciality in its own right, this is a nascent service which remains fully supported by the General Surgeons. There are two General Surgical consultants on call (normally of differing GI specialities) and they are both released from all elective activity whilst on call.



There is a separate vascular, urology and neurosurgery on-call rota. The appointee will contribute to the Colorectal Consultant of the Week at Solihull Hospital where they will manage the colorectal inpatients including daily ward rounds and out-of-hours cover. This duty is shared with Consultant Colorectal Surgeons from other sites within the Trust. The department has a strong research reputation with a number of academic consultants covering a breadth of research themes.



It is desirable that the appointee will have an academic background to support the strength of the Unit, such as a higher degree (MD or PhD) and/or a track record of high quality publications. Person specification Qualifications Essential CCT in general surgery GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months Higher Degree, MD or PhD Desirable Involvement in National Committees or Guidelines Track record of high-quality publications Experience Essential Ability to perform colorectal resections and deal with complications. Ability to manage an unselected Emergency General Surgery take Desirable Experience in management and treatment of complex colorectal cancer surgery