Locum Consultant General and Lower GI Pelvic Floor Surgeon

The post holder will be expected to work within a busy general surgical department. They will participate in a general surgical on call rota currently at the Whiston site which will, post expansion, stand at 1 in 13 and includes prospective cover. They will provide elective general and advanced lower GI services and have a special interest in the area of benign proctology. The successful applicant is expected to participate in providing a comprehensive pelvic floor and proctology service.At MWL we are a tertiary referral centre for complex perianal fistulas. Post CCT Fellowship is essential and experience in robotic surgery desirable. The post also involves emergency surgery commitments, and the successful applicant will have one day per week dedicated to emergency general surgery on-call.

Applications are invited for this Locum Consultant post in General and Lower GI Surgery. This is a 12 month Fixed Term, whole time (10 PA ) post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Applicants are required to hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent qualifications) and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council at the time of application.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.