Consultant Paediatric General Surgeon
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Kemp Town, The City of Brighton and Hove
Consultant Paediatric General Surgeon
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Kemp Town, The City of Brighton and Hove
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 30 Apr | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Location ref: Kemp Town, The City of Brighton and Hove
Full Job Description
This is a substantive post following expansion of the department in converting a locum post to a substantive one.
The post will be to join the 7 substantive paediatric surgical consultants on a permanent basis. The post will comprise elective and acute general paediatric surgery and one of the group of surgeons providing the paediatric general and gastrointestinal elective service.
The post holder will ideally have consultant experience as a substantive paediatric general surgeon to enable succession planning at this Tertiary surgical centre and facilitate the acute work. They will provide day to day all round surgical care to patients of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, including participation in a 1 in 6 week attending and on call rota, and participation in the outreach clinic/theatre rota. (see further details in duties of the posts later), This is a substantive post following expansion of the department in converting a locum post to a substantive one. This means that the timetabled programmed activities and department will evolve when further personnel changes occur.
The post will be to join the 7 substantive paediatric surgical consultants on a permanent basis. The post will comprise elective and acute general paediatric surgery and be one of the consultants in the department focusing on delivery of our paediatric gastrointestinal service at the Alex and our network partners.
You will be supported by a team of Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists, Radiologists, gastroenterologists and Pathologists to name a few of our regular collaborative clinical teams.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.
Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.