Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The General Surgery service at King's College NHS Foundation Trust is a single Trust service and, though it is envisaged that the post will primarily be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital site near Bromley, attendance at other sites including King's College Hospital may be required.

SPECIFIC AREAS
Inpatients
General Surgery has it's own dedicated ward space at the Princess Royal University
Hospital in support of a busy elective schedule and a busy 24 hour Emergency Department.

Theatres
General Surgery has an average of fourteen elective main theatre sessions per week as well as a daily emergency list. In addition, General Surgery has an average of five day theatre sessions per week.

Clinics
General Surgery has a busy outpatient clinic schedule. Most clinics are based at the Princess Royal University Hospital site but clinics are also held in a small number of local satellite locations.

MDT
General Surgery has a Trust-wide single colorectal cancer multidisciplinaery team with a weekly MDM at the King's College Hospital site in Camberwell.

CLINICAL ORGANISATION
General Surgery is part of the Liver, Renal and Surgery division of King's College NHS Foundation Trust.
Though a single Trust-wide service, a clinical team of over forty is based primarily at the Princess Royal University Hospital site. The team is led by eight consultants with a wider team of Speciality Doctors, SpRs, Junior and Clinical Fellows and FY1 and FY2 trainees.

AUDIT AND ADMINISTRATION
The post holder will be expected to contribute and participate in the department's ongoing clinical audit programme, and will carry out all necessary administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.

Person specification

Registration
Essential criteria

• Core trainee experience, or equivalent in General Surgery

Experience
Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation and active involvement in an audit project