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Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Colorectal
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (Includes on call, duty and surgeon on the week)
Job ref: 438-CA760
Site: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Town: Preston
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are inviting applications for a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon to join an established and cohesive GI team of 11 Colorectal and 11 Upper GI surgeons in a busy teaching hospital and major trauma centre, looking after patients with the whole spectrum of colorectal disease.
The post-holder will be required to work across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital, taking a share of the elective/emergency work in the department. This is a permanent post, available to commence April 2026. Previous experience in General Surgery is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Conduct theatre lists, clinics and endoscopy sessions and participate in the ward care of colorectal and emergency surgery patients.
* Take an active role in the management of all colorectal diseases including pelvic floor disorders, colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, and form part of the team providing surgical support to the gastroenterology department.
* Take part in a 1 in 20 on call rota for general surgery, based at the Royal Preston Hospital site. The 20 GI surgeons will form the general surgical on call rota, working a “consultant of the week” system, with on call periods from Friday morning to Monday morning, and Monday to Friday on a different week. There is an additional 1:10 sub-specialty weekend ward cover rota which includes a daily ward round of patients under the care of the colorectal team and providing support to the on-call surgeon on colorectal emergencies.
* Take part in management of Major Trauma. LTHTR is a regional Major Trauma Centre. Supporting this is a consultant-led trauma team and the successful candidate will be part of this team during the day-time and provide out of hours support as required when on-call.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a major acute trust in the North West. General Surgical services are currently delivered by a unified department across the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites.
At Royal Preston Hospital, the General Surgery Department is based on three wards. Three of the fourteen theatres are dedicated to general surgery. There is a dedicated 24-hour Emergency Theatre and a separate Day Case Unit/Theatre and modern Endoscopy Suite.
At Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, there are two general surgical theatres with an integrated laparoscopic theatre and in-patient surgical beds, as well as full out-patient facilities and a radiology department providing CT, MR and interventional facilities.
Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.
Our values were developed in consultation with staff in 2010, our values define the actions, behaviours, and attitudes we expect from every member of staff and living by our values will ensure that colleagues, patients, families, and others are always treated in the right way. Our values are as follows:
* Being Caring and compassionate
* Recognising Individuality
* Seeking to Involve
* Building Team Spirit
* Taking Personal Responsibility
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
* What we can offer
* Job Plan/On-call Requirements
* The Team
Person specification
Experience
* Wide experience of general surgery and specific training in colorectal surgery and at least year 5/6 SpR training or equivalent in a Specialist Unit within the NHS in the UK
* Evidence of training and competence in robotic colorectal cancer surgery and early rectal cancer/TEMS
* Evidence of post CCT experience in sub-specialist colorectal surgery (fellowship or equivalent).
* Experience in diagnostic endoscopy is essential and the ability to deal with a wide range of elective and emergency general surgical conditions.
Management
* Evidence of commitment to audit.
* Management course / certification.
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* FRCS or equivalent
* ATLS
* Inclusion on the specialist register/admission within 6 months
* MBBS or equivalent
Research and Development
* Higher research degree (PhD, MD).
* Evidence of involvement in surgical research and recruitment of patients to NIHR, portfolio research.
* Publication of peer reviewed publications in colorectal surgery.
Attitudes and Skills
* Commitment to working as part of a clinical team.
* Effective communication skills and good organisation skills (with examples)
* Works well within a multi-disciplinary environment.
* Teaching skills for both medical and paramedical disciplines.
* Advanced communication skills course completion.
Circumstances
* Resident within 30 minutes of travel to Chorley/Preston.
* Car owner/Driver
Health
* Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards / Good Medical Practice.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
To support you in your application process we’ve created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
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