Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with a sub‑specialist interest in IBD
The closing date is 19 June 2026.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a permanent Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon with an interest in IBD. The successful candidate will be predominantly based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, with responsibilities across both hospital sites.
The successful candidate will take part in continuing medical education and audit, endoscopy, teaching to professional and nursing staff, medical students, and will contribute to research. Contribution to an out‑of‑hours on‑call rota is core to this role.
Main duties of the job
* Provide a general and colorectal surgical practice, including the management of colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and the full range of benign coloproctological conditions.
* Manage an unselected emergency general surgical take across the two‑site trust, including emergency surgery in children and pregnant women referred by their respective specialties.
* Contribute to the colorectal cancer and IBD multi‑disciplinary team (MDT) and take responsibility for patients with complex disease and clinical needs.
* Participate in the training and education of the wider surgical team, with a particular focus on postgraduate surgical training.
* Work well in a multi‑professional team, demonstrating excellent team‑working skills.
* Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
* Follow patients throughout their clinical pathways, ensuring high levels of care and effective communication.
* Deliver sub‑specialist IBD surgery in collaboration with the established multi‑disciplinary service.
About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Its main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, which are 20 minutes apart. The Trust offers a wide range of acute services, including A&E, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
* FRCS or equivalent qualification
* Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accreditation in colonoscopy
Entry Criteria
* Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council (GMC)
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (the CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) or CESR
* Wide clinical training and experience in General Surgery with level III training in Colorectal Surgery
* Competence in index minimally invasive surgical (MIS) colorectal resections
* Sub‑specialist interest and associated competencies in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
* Ability to advise on efficiency and smooth running of specialist service
* Ability to organise and manage out‑patient priorities and contribute to multi‑disciplinary team working
* Competence to teach clinical skills, and to lecture on specialty to surgical trainees and medical students
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* Experience of audit managementAbility to supervise postgraduate research
* Evidence of peer‑reviewed publications/presentations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.
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