66 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust jobs in England & Wales

This is a Locum appointment for a 6-12 month contract in the Colorectal Department in the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will join a team of 8 colorectal consultants to provide general and specialist colorectal care to the population of Gloucestershire., · To join a team that provides comprehensive consultant-based patient-centred management of colorectal patients · To share in a comprehensive rota for emergency and elective general and colorectal care · To contribute to the continuing development of the department's clinical, research and educational interests. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant-led service., + To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service + To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty + To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate + To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies + To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans + To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust + The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department + To examine and treat patients on the shop floor of the Department + To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff + To provide on call support. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. + To carry out ward rounds. + To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements + To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme. + To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, Core Trainees, STs and other staff as appropriate + Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff, being responsible for their appraisal and personal development planning. + To promote evidence based practice. To respond appropriately to NICE guidance. To change own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments + To undertake and supervise relevant clinical audit topics + To be involved in risk management and quality assurance + To remain up to date and engaged in CME/CPD as per RCS guidelines + To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents + The post holder will be expected to take part in developing clinical audit in accordance with agreed Directorate and Corporate Clinical Governance programmes. These build on the considerable progress already made by the Trust in clinical audit and continuous quality improvement. + · To undertake all work in accordance with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procedures and operating policies · To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME/CPD requirements · To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process o To participate in the Trust's annual Appraisal process and to respond to any identified development needs · To adhere to the Trust's Adverse Clinical Incident Policy + · To provide medical information for the development of systems appropriate for Trust needs o To participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings whilst remaining within the framework of the agreed strategy of the Trust and the Department · To attend other departmental, Divisional and Trust meetings as necessary · To attend regional and national meetings as necessary o To undertake all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer. Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients. As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live. As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000. By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support., We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475

• in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.