Specialty Doctor - General Surgery • King's Lynn The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSpecialty Doctor - General Surgery with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England, United Kingdom\n\nWe are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Specialty Doctor in General Surgery to join our well established team in King's Lynn. The successful candidate will provide surgical services to the community served by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Trust and will play a key role with colleagues in further developing general surgical services. You will provide a varied service in general surgery involving in-patient and out-patient work and share in the 1:15 on-call rota. If this fits your profile we would love to hear from you. We would welcome informal queries and visits. Undertake outpatient clinics seeing follow-up patients and new cases under the supervision of the Consultant. Undertake theatre lists to include day cases and surgery as appropriate under the supervision of the Consultant. Undertake ward rounds with the Junior Medical Staff for the management of patients. Provide intermediate level care for emergency admissions at this time. Undertake teaching of junior medical staff and other clinical staff as appropriate. Participate fully in post graduate activities and surgical audit. So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues. The post holder undertakes exceptionally to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care. The post holder undertakes exceptionally to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy. To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard. Advanced Life Support (ALS) can also be organised at the trust but is desirable to have before starting. There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Will Warner Job title: General Surgery Support Manager Email address: William.Warner@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01553 613952"}