The post-holder will be a Surgical Consultant as a Backfill, for Prof Suhail Khan’s (Clinical Director) surgical services and will contribute not only to his elective and emergency service provision where required but also will be contributing to additional lists to reduce waiting list and will contribute to elective and emergency general surgical services to ensure full continuance of Surgical Inpatient Outpatient and Day Services, in addition to the on-call rota of minimum of 1:4 (Subject to change). Access to NCHD, administrative support, theatre and endoscopy and OPD resources will be provided based on their sessional commitment.
To support Employer in the delivery of extended consultant- provided services the Employee's core weekly working hours will (subject to paragraph 13.4 within the POCC23) be scheduled to occur between 8.00 am and 10.00 pm on rostered Mondays to Fridays and between 8.00am and 6.00pm on rostered Saturdays
The new post holder will agree his/her work schedule Clinical Director and will work with the other Consultant Surgeons in the provision of services at Wexford General Hospital.
Existing Theatre, Endoscopy and Outpatient facilities will be equally shared amongst all Surgeons. Junior Hospital Doctor arrangements will work with Consultant teams.
225 Beds Wexford General Hospital with additional approx. 50 Surge Beds.
5 ICU
5 CCU/HDU
3 Operating theatres
Two Endoscopy Units
The consultant will participate in regular scheduled clinical, audit and other meetings with
colleagues from all other specialties in the hospital in line with CME guidelines and PCS activities.
Departmental activity/performance will be considered at department and hospital governance level. The appointee will liaise with colleagues on an ongoing basis regarding performance against targets and take appropriate action as required in this regard.
The post will function within the governance structure of Wexford General Hospital and CHO5
as part of the Peri-Operative Directorate and through the clinical directorate
reports to the executive team with established targets and KPI’s.
To maintain minimum at 1:4 on call (subject to change). Hospital.
To maintain current services at WGH
To maintain current hours allocated to NCHD teaching/training