Trust Doctor in General Emergency​/Acute Surgery | North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Overview

St Mark’s & LNWH have a major teaching commitment and have recently been awarded University Hospital status after membership of the Association of UK University Hospitals. Educational courses are run throughout the year from the Academic Institute. The division manages General and emergency surgery & outpatient services across three sites (Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex).

The General Surgery Team has a dedicated Consultant-led Surgical Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Hot Clinic supporting the A&E flow and exposure to complex and innovative trauma surgery management. The new junior doctor contract has created an opportunity to establish a new rota that provides excellent training opportunities alongside robust service provision.

13 new posts have been created to join the 3 current Deanery appointed trainees to work a fully integrated 16-person rota. The rota is organised in weekly blocks to provide continuity and includes only one week of nights, plus one weekend of nights within the 16-week period.

This service post would be ideal for doctors who need more surgical experience before applying for a research or registrar position. Candidates must have GMC registration and surgical experience at F2/SHO level. Salary MN35 + 1A Banding.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within London North West University Hospital. We are looking to appoint a junior doctor (SHO) in the General Surgery department. The post will work alongside existing junior and senior clinical trainees and fellows and offers excellent experience working with 9 Emergency surgeons. The department maintains a productive working relationship between surgical and medicine consultants and encourages training and research projects.

SHO Level plus 1A Banding. The appointee will work a 16-doctor rota, compliant with the new junior doctor contract. The 16-week rota is organized in weekly blocks and includes the following duties (see Appendix

A):

• 1st SHO on-call (weekdays and weekends)
• 2nd SHO CEPOD (weekdays and weekends)
• 3rd SHO on-call (weekdays and weekends)
• 4th SHO on-call (weekend)
• SHO nights (weekdays and weekends)

Remaining weeks include other zero days & ward cover.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, with a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: internationally renowned for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: busy district general hospital with 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, Meadow House Hospice specialist care
• Central Middlesex Hospital: planned care site with surgical and outpatient services, collocated with an urgent care centre

We are a university teaching NHS trust, recognizing the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

The post holder will have nominated roles as part of the 16-person on-call rota, including ward duties and assistance in theatres and clinics. The successful applicant will be a team player who can also work independently, with excellent IT data management, verbal reasoning, attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to prioritise workloads.

Closing date note: please be aware that dates are provided as a guide; vacancies may close early due to high application numbers. Please submit your application early to avoid disappointment. This.