Job summary

1 Tameside Trust is looking for a Locum Consultant General Surgeon with a sub Specialty in Colorectal and to join the Department of General Surgery. All duties will be carried out at Tameside Hospital but prospective candidates should also be aware of the potential opportunity to work at our partner Hospital in Stockport.

The post holder will work within the surgical SDEC, out-patients, day case surgery, general surgery and endoscopy dependent on the successful candidates skill mix.

Main duties of the job

The key areas for the post holder will include:

The clinical duties will be shared with the other consultants & Specialists and will include all duties normally expected in a General Surgery department. Although the job is primarily to work within Colorectal Surgery, there will be a General Surgery component to the job plan.

The provision of clinical leadership in the delivery of general surgical services and responsibility for the supervision, training and appraisal of junior staff. Collaborative working with nursing and other colleagues to organise effectively and manage the case-mix in general surgery on a day-to-day basis.

Active involvement in the planning, scheduling and delivery of elective and emergency surgery. Working co-operatively with colleagues and others within the Trust to achieve the Government's targets for service improvement and delivery in relation to outpatient, elective and emergency care.

In conjunction with other clinical teams and the wider health economy develop and implement integrated elective and emergency care pathways throughout the Trust. Participation in relevant audit and quality assurance processes, including reviews of manpower requirements.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.