Specialty Doctor General Surgery
Location
Williams Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2JY
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Contract, Contract
Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 a year
Job Highlights
- The role involves delivering high-quality care across emergency and elective surgery, managing inpatient wards, assessments, clinics, and emergency surgery services under consultant supervision.
- The ideal candidate should have relevant experience in general surgery, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to patient safety and quality care.
- This is a fixed-term position based in Dorchester, with flexible hours, including on-call duties, and a focus on creating an inclusive work environment.
Job Requirements/Description
This post is a Specialty Doctor role within the General Surgery department. The post holder will work as a middle-grade doctor, providing supervised but independent clinical care across emergency and elective services. The role includes inpatient ward care, emergency surgical assessment, theatre activity, outpatient clinics, and participation in the middle-grade on-call rota under consultant supervision. The post holder will escalate clinical concerns appropriately to the on call consultant in line with local policies and patient safety requirements
This post is fixed term for 12 months.
The timetable will be flexible and will include ward work, theatre activity across the general surgery sub-specialties, outpatient clinics, and participation in the emergency general surgery service, including CEPOD cover as part of the on-call rota.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.
Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
The General Surgery Department provides the following services:
The post will be based on 10 programmed activities (PAs) plus an additional 2 PAs, reflecting on-call commitments and service requirements. The distribution of duties will be agreed through the jobplanning process and reviewed periodically in line with service need and contractual arrangement.
The post holder will participate in the General Surgery middle-grade on-call rota. At the time of appointment, the rota frequency is anticipated to be approximately 1 in 10.
On-call frequency may be subject to reasonable variation depending on staffing levels and service configuration. Any changes will be managed in accordance with the Specialty Doctor contract, Trust policy, and reasonable notice, following discussion and agreement through the job-planning and rota management processes
This post is fixed term for 12 months.
The timetable will be flexible and will include ward work, theatre activity across the general surgery sub-specialties, outpatient clinics, and participation in the emergency general surgery service, including CEPOD cover as part of the on-call rota.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.
Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
The General Surgery Department provides the following services:
- General Surgery
- Colorectal
- Upper Gastro-Intestinal
- Breast
- Paediatric Surgery
The post will be based on 10 programmed activities (PAs) plus an additional 2 PAs, reflecting on-call commitments and service requirements. The distribution of duties will be agreed through the jobplanning process and reviewed periodically in line with service need and contractual arrangement.
The post holder will participate in the General Surgery middle-grade on-call rota. At the time of appointment, the rota frequency is anticipated to be approximately 1 in 10.
On-call frequency may be subject to reasonable variation depending on staffing levels and service configuration. Any changes will be managed in accordance with the Specialty Doctor contract, Trust policy, and reasonable notice, following discussion and agreement through the job-planning and rota management processes
Location
Williams Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2JY
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Contract, Contract
Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 a year