Locally Employed Doctor (Registrar MT04) - General Surgery
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Senior
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Full-time, Temporary
postgraduate degree
On-site nursery, Beach hut access, Wellness centre, Gym, Swimming pool, Staff networks
Posted 14h ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The appointee will manage elective and emergency surgical admissions, perform surgical procedures, and supervise junior medical staff. They are also expected to participate in clinical audits, teaching, and departmental meetings.
Requirements
Candidates must hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and possess MBBS or equivalent qualifications. Significant experience at the ST4+ level in General Surgery is required, along with proficiency in basic surgical skills and emergency care.
Full job description
Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Job Summary:
This post is based in the General Surgical Department, at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. We are looking for individuals who have experience working at Speciality Trainee level 4+, and who are capable and confident in working in a busy environment.
This is for a 12 month fixed term contract starting October 2026
Key Responsibilities:
The appointee will join the one of the specialties and will be expected to participate in all facets of departmental activity. When on call you will have no elective commitments.
Duties
a) Elective
To undertake pre and post operative care of elective admissions, and to supervise the junior medical staff in this respect. To ensure that a daily ward round is carried out in addition to the formal rounds noted on the Consultants timetable. To assist the Consultants in the operating theatre, and to undertake surgical operating lists. To attend out patient clinics as required and to manage both new and follow up patients. The post holder will be required to participate in clinical audit according to the guidelines laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons. He/She will also be expected to complete a portfolio including operation logbook, complementing the information held on the computer. In addition to supervising the junior doctors there will be a commitment of formal teaching of students from Southampton University Medical School. Participation in the regularly held meetings is expected and clinical research projects are actively encouraged.
b) Emergency
The Specialist Trainee (this post) is responsible for the acute admissions of general surgery and vascular surgery patients; reporting to the appropriate Duty Consultant Surgeon (there are separate consultants on call for General Surgery and Vascular Surgery). In addition to this, you are expected to see referrals in the Emergency Department and referrals from other specialties all around this large hospital of over 1000 beds. You will also be operating on emergencies on the CEPOD list (available 24 hours a day, but shared with all other specialties except Orthopaedics). We have 2 surgical teams based on the Surgical Assessment unit daily, each with Consultant, ST, CT, FYx2 and SENP. There are twice daily Consultant ward rounds which you are expected to lead and have the team organised for. Your basic surgical skills must include an ability to take accurate case histories, make provisional diagnoses, order appropriate investigations and initiate management of patients. You should also be capable of carrying out simple surgical procedures such as drainage of abscesses, and basic laparoscopies and straight forward laparoscopic and open appendicectomies. An ability to carry out flexible sigmoidoscopies is advantageous. For more major procedures your operating will depend on your abilities and consultant supervision is available 24 hours per day.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
MBBS or equivalent
MRCS or equivalent
PLAB (if applicable)
ATLS
BSS
CCrlSP
Clinical Experience
Higher professional training in General Surgery at ST4+ (significant experience desirable)
Experience of working within the NHS desirable
Please note this is a registrar level post and not appropriate for consultants/professors
Clinical Skills
Ability to independently do flexible sigmoidoscopy when required on call, incision and drainage of abscesses, diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic & open appendectomies, chest drain insertion.
Ability to take clear and concise case histories and good clinical examination
Ability to initiate treatment of common surgical conditions.
Ability to manage on call junior doctor team in busy unit.
Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable - Experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic & hernia repairs.
- Proven experience of running a general surgery on call at Registrar level.
Knowledge
Understand workings of the NHS
Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
Willing to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate
Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
IT skills
Effective, confident presentation ability
Experience in and outside speciality
Other
Ability to function successfully under pressure
Able to adopt the objectives or an existing team
Evidence of participation in audit
Good oral and written communication skills
Publications
Prizes and honours
Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
Respect and Dignity
Quality of Care
Working Together
Efficiency
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
General SurgeryRegistrarNHSGMC RegistrationMRCSPLABATLSBSSCCrlSPLaparoscopyAppendectomySigmoidoscopyClinical AuditEmergency DepartmentVascular SurgerySurgical Assessment Unit
We are #ProudToBePHU and provide expert, compassionate care for all across Portsmouth, south east Hampshire beyond.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1904
Headquarters
Portsmouth
LinkedIn followers
16,618
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country, treating over half a million patients each year. The Trust is the second largest employer in Portsmouth.
We provide comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. We also offer some speciality services to a wider catchment of around two million people.
Our population is characterised by its diversity – the rural and the urban, areas of wealth juxtaposed with real pockets of deprivation, and gaps in life expectancy.
Most of our services are provided at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, but we also offer a range of outpatient and diagnostic facilities closer to patients’ homes in community hospital sites and at local treatment centres throughout South East Hampshire, including St Mary's Treatment Centre, Gosport War Memorial Hospital and Petersfield Community Hospital.
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Do you have any compliments, comments or complaints?
Please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on: 0800 917 6039 or email: [email protected].
Offices: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, GB
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