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The appointee should be competent to diagnose and manage Pelvic Floor problems, working within a team of functional bowel nurses and other consultants, colorectal / gynaecology with a specialist interest in Pelvic Floor. In addition, the appointee should 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 working in a Pelvic Floor team/centre.The appointee will perform two outpatient clinics per week one pelvic floor themed, 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 Pelvic Floor service, the appointee will support the Emergency General Surgery On Call service, including night cover. 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.CompanyUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population.It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe.We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe.We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK.We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK's only xc2xa320m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.Share this jobSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Get job alertsCreate a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.JobseekersBMJ CareersExplore BMJCookie Settingsxc2xa9 2014 - 2025 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Powered by Madgex Job Board SoftwareCloseBefore you apply -
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