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Main Duties, Responsibilities and Departmental Facilities

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Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton is the major trauma and tertiary services centre for the Southeast Coast.Ìý We have recently opened the £500m Louisa Martindale Building (LMB) which is a state-of-the-art healthcare facility and newest major hospital building in England.Ìý In addition to general surgery, RSCH provides, cardiac, neuro, spinal and major head and neck surgery.Ìý The LMB houses a 53 bed Critical Care Unit, a seven-room theatre and interventional radiology suite, and has sea views.

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The post holders will also provide elective care for patients with complex benign UGI conditions.Ìý UHSx has an established robotic service at Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath delivering complex benign UGI surgery, urology and gynaecology.Ìý 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.Ìý Some complex work is also provided at Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.

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We have expanded our emergency surgery capacity including the provision of a Surgical Assessment Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. This openned in October 2024 and will facilitate same day emergency care and hot clinic pathways.Ìý Post holders will help support the general surgical on call rota and the Major Trauma Service. On call responsibilities are based at Royal Sussex County Hospital. Out of hours emergency advice and surgery is provided for the entire range of general surgery presentations.Ìý A trauma damage control surgery (DCS) rota is in development, and at the current time trauma DCS is provided by the on call general surgeon with input from other specialities (eg: vascular surgery) as required.Ìý Therefore, experience with major trauma patients and damage control surgery is desirable.Ìý Daytime emergency surgery (‘CEPOD’) is carried out by the majority of general surgeons on a rotating basis.Ìý

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We are also seeking clinical leadership for our emergency general surgery service and the SAU.Ìý An interest in taking such a leadership position would be advantage.

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The post holder will be expected to take a significant role in ensuring governance and oversight of the UGI surgery service.Ìý This includes active participation morbidity/mortality meetings, delivery of local and national audits, implementation of NICE guidance and leading quality improvement activities.Ìý Previous experience in the development of quality governance 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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The Trust houses an active Postgraduate Education Centre and is closely linked to Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The medical school is one of the newest in the country and has been oversubscribed for many years. The post holder will be expected to contribute to teaching and training programmes both of medical students and surgeons in training. There is dedicated teaching time scheduled within the job plan.Ìý

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The Trust seeks to develop its research credentials and would actively encourage applicants with a strong research portfolio. Research time within job plan can be negotiated on appointment, on demonstration of research credentials and agreement on expected research output. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to apply for honorary academic positions at the medical school and join our existing cohort of Senior Lecturers.

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The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process.Ìý All consultants are encouraged and supported to become appraisers for consultant colleagues.Ìý Training and time in job plans is allocated for consultant appraisers.

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