Job overview

Applications are invited for a Bariatric  Consultant  at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). 

UHNM is a large acute teaching hospital and major trauma centre in Staffordshire with two sites- Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are looking for a dynamic, high calibre Surgeon. Who has the ability to deliver first class clinical care on a day to day basis within this extremely busy environment, participate in the on-call and be prepared to participate fully in undergraduate teaching.

This post has been established to support the General Surgery directorate with bariatric surgery.  The appointee would be expected to have close working relationship with General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Emergency Department. There is on call, ward cover, theatres and clinics included in this role. Recent experience of working in a busy acute trust is essential.

Main duties of the job

The  consultant post aims to work alongside the Upper GI team to help to deliver benign Upper GI  surgery and bariatric surgery at the UHNM.

Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, you are expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters. In particular, where you manage employees, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. 

You have responsibility for the work and supervision of junior medical staff who work with you and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis.  If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to them.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.