Locum Consultant General, Renal Transplant & Retrieval Surgeon 10 PAs
Main duties of the job
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team. You will provide an expert opinion on, and investigate and manage, those patients presenting to the busy Transplantation service (Kidney/SPK/Islets) in Newcastle. Primarily you will be contributing to the management, delivery and development of the transplantation and retrieval service including a commitment to vascular access. As the Freeman Hospital is an ARC (Assessment and Recovery Centre) there is also some responsibility for providing organ perfusion. You will be responsible for patient care within this department. We would expect the successful appointee to lead and develop subspecialty areas and to continue to enhance the national profile of Newcastle Hospitals. We expect the successful appointee to be an innovator, and clearly demonstrate effective leadership skills, a track record of successful collaboration and team working together with self-development and the proven ability to deliver projects and initiatives. You will primarily provide on-call commitment to the Transplantation on call and the retrieval service.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Research
To collaborate with academic institutions to further research profile of the department. To continue research activity and publish clinical research, contributing to the national transplantation community. To contribute to Departmental/Directorate/Trust innovations and to personally lead appropriate projects. The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service. Continue to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
Teaching
Provide leadership to teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle in the investigation and management of abdominal transplantation. Deliver teaching to Foundation, Core and Specialty trainees in either informal or formal settings (e.g. Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, regional SpR teaching programme). To be a willing and competent surgical mentor in the education of the surgical craft (to junior and senior trainees). To reflect on feedback to maintain the high educational standards expected of the Trust and HEENE. To understand and clearly demonstrate the professional behaviours required of a dedicated educational/clinical supervisor. Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals (e.g. Physician Associates) within the Directorate.
Audit
Evidence of a track record of completed audits. Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit. Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.