Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
An immediate opportunity has arisen for a Colorectal Consultant appointment, with an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Benign Colorectal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. Newcastle Hospitals provides a tertiary regional IBD referral centre, with a number of dedicated IBD surgeons, providing high volume and advanced IBD surgical care. The post provides an opportunity be part of a large and innovative IBD team, with an international reputation, and establish close collaborations within our research active, multi-disciplinary, teams.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The role will have a major focus in supporting the established Newcastle IBD practice, involving primary and re-do resectional surgery, pouch formation/ excision and complex perianal pathology management. However, the team are also keen to assist development in advanced and minimally invasive approaches, and the appointee will be encouraged to develop a practice to support current colorectal, IBD, and advanced hernia surgery provision.
The successful applicant would be expected to support delivery of our broader colorectal service. There are potential mentorship and training opportunities for new consultants and considerable flexibility within the department to support the appointment of the very best candidate.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Prof Richard Brady ( IBD Surgery) on or via email at orMr Jason Ramsingh, (Clinical Director) on or via email at
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
317-LCON-26-023
Job locations
Colorectal Surgery - RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
* Provide high quality elective and emergency surgical care to Newcastle and regional population.
* Further develop sub-speciality services as part of a multidisciplinary team
Administrative:
* Provide timely communication to the wider team in hospital and the community
* Contribute to the efficient running of elective and acute care.
* Engage with national audits (NELA, NBOCAP, IMPACT etc)
Research:
* Engage and collaborate with ongoing local and NIHR Portfolio research activities within the department.
* Provide clinical academic leadership in supporting medical students and doctors in training deliver research projects
Teaching:
* The department leads many educational programs and teaching is an important part of this role.
* Opportunities to lead/further develop courses are numerous via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
* Provide high quality elective and emergency surgical care to Newcastle and regional population.
* Further develop sub-speciality services as part of a multidisciplinary team
Administrative:
* Provide timely communication to the wider team in hospital and the community
* Contribute to the efficient running of elective and acute care.
* Engage with national audits (NELA, NBOCAP, IMPACT etc)
Research:
* Engage and collaborate with ongoing local and NIHR Portfolio research activities within the department.
* Provide clinical academic leadership in supporting medical students and doctors in training deliver research projects
Teaching:
* The department leads many educational programs and teaching is an important part of this role.
* Opportunities to lead/further develop courses are numerous via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC)
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
* Primary Medical Qualification
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
* FRCS in General Surgery
Desirable
* Higher Degree
* JAG accreditation in colonoscopy
* Advanced Fellowships in colorectal or minimally invasive surgery
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Evidence of experience in the specialty
* Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
* Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
* Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Desirable
* Additional training/skills in one of the following areas -IBD -abdominal wall -reconstruction
* Experience of major trauma surgery/ care delivery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
* Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
* An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
* Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
* Evidence of leadership / project management
* Evidence of having implemented change
* Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
* Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
* Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
* Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
* Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
* Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
* Research/critical review of literature
* Publications in the last five years
Desirable
* Higher degree
* Commitment to/ evidence of recruiting patients into clinical trials
* High impact colorectal research publications
* Evidence of successful award of competitive research funding
Audit
Essential
* Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
* Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
* Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Alignment with the Trust's values
* Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
* Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
* A commitment to personal / unit CPD
* Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
* Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
* Primary Medical Qualification
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
* FRCS in General Surgery
Desirable
* Higher Degree
* JAG accreditation in colonoscopy
* Advanced Fellowships in colorectal or minimally invasive surgery
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Evidence of experience in the specialty
* Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
* Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
* Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Desirable
* Additional training/skills in one of the following areas -IBD -abdominal wall -reconstruction
* Experience of major trauma surgery/ care delivery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
* Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
* An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
* Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
* Evidence of leadership / project management
* Evidence of having implemented change
* Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
* Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
* Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
* Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
* Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
* Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
* Research/critical review of literature
* Publications in the last five years
Desirable
* Higher degree
* Commitment to/ evidence of recruiting patients into clinical trials
* High impact colorectal research publications
* Evidence of successful award of competitive research funding
Audit
Essential
* Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
* Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
* Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Alignment with the Trust's values
* Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
* Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
* A commitment to personal / unit CPD
* Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
* Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colorectal Surgery - RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
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Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colorectal Surgery - RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
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