Consultant Surgeon interest in Benign Lower GI & IBD Surgery inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED
TUE 3 DEC 2024
The post holder will play a significant role in ensuring governance and oversight of the surgical service, participating in morbidity and mortality meetings, conducting audits, implementing NICE guidance, and leading quality improvement initiatives. The position also offers opportunities to collaborate with the gynaecology oncology and endometriosis services. Candidates with a background in quality governance are preferred, and additional time may be considered for those looking to take a leadership role in this area.
The post holder will form part of a team of 9 lower GI surgeons to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a high-quality lower GI surgery service to the population of Sussex.
The post holder will contribute to a surgical service for general and benign LGI surgical conditions (including inflammatory bowel disease, endometriosis resection and abdominal wall reconstruction).
This work will be carried out predominantly in Haywards Heath (PRH), Brighton (RSCH), with some day case/clinic work in Lewes Victoria Hospital or Southlands Hospital (Shoreham).
The post holder will also provide elective care for patients with benign LGI conditions: inflammatory bowel disease and abdominal wall reconstruction. The LGI department also supports the gynaecology oncology service and endometriosis service and the post holder will have the opportunity to develop these collaborations further. Until recently only short stay patients could be accommodated at PRH, but the service has been expanded to facilitate longer stays for patients with more complex conditions.
As part of a service reconfiguration colorectal cancer resectional surgery is planned to be delivered from Worthing Hospital with colorectal cancer surgeons tak
ing part in the on-call rota and emergency surgery provision in Brighton. This reconfiguration will eventually enable the formation of a single colorectal surgery department across the Trust, of which the post holder would be a key member.
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The post holder will be expected to take a significant role in ensuring governance and oversight of the LGI surgery service. This includes active participation morbidity/mortality meetings, delivery of local and national audits, implementation of NICE guidance and leading quality improvement activities.
Previous experience in the development of qualitygovernance structures would be desirable and additional job planned time may be available for candidates wishing to take a lead role in governance.
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