Consultant in Paediatric Surgery

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This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and busiest paediatric surgical units in the country.   The appointee will help deliver the provision of general paediatric surgery to children at RMCH, Wythenshawe and Lancaster General Infirmary.   There will also be the opportunity to help develop the existing multidisciplinary vascular malformation service alongside Ms O’Shea.  The department encourages collaborative working, and any applicant will be expected to share our strong team ethic.   

The Department of Paediatric Surgery is the specialist children’s surgery centre in North West England including Neonatal, Oncological, Thoracic, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and specialist day-case surgery, and the surgery of intestinal failure and short bowel; supra-regional service supporting exstrophy, hyperinsulinaemia of the New-born, Metabolic disorders.

The department has a recent history of providing high quality training for all members of the department as reflected in the GMC Trainee Survey results.  We have a full and varied educational programme every Monday morning that is protected time.

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The post holder will provide emergency paediatric and neonatal surgery as part of a hot-week system with 1 in 12 prospective on call cover.  There is a separate TOF rota covered by three consultants and a daytime lower GI rota covered by four consultants.  There is no cross cover of the Paediatric Urology rota at consultant level.

The appointee will be contracted for eleven and a half programmed activities per week, and these will be fixed within the department job plan; part time applicants will be welcomed.

The appointee would be expected to cover for colleagues on annual and study leave as well as short term sick leave.  The consultant will provide continuing responsibility for patients in their charge in line with established hospital procedures.

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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.