Main area General/GI Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant (YC73) Contract Locum: 12 months (Fixed term end date 07/06/2027) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 14 week rota) Job ref 272-7811870
Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2026 23:59
Locum Consultant in General Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant (YC73)
Job overview
This is a fixed term appointment until June 2027 for a General Surgical consultant to join the Gastrointestinal and General Surgery services within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The focus of the post will be general surgery with a wider general surgical experience. Experience in Gall bladder surgery / benign colorectal surgery / JAG accreditation in upper and/or lower endoscopy will support the application.
Main duties of the job
You will join the GI and General Surgical team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which currently consists of 14 consultants - nine colorectal surgeons, four upper GI and bariatric surgeons and one upper GI surgeon. All team members carry out general surgery and participate in the general on call rota.
Working for our organization
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
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Benefits
* Extensive range of learning opportunities
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
* NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Person specification
Qualifications
* FRCS/FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent
* Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
* You must be on the specialist register for General Surgery or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
Experience and Achievements
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of General & Benign Upper GI Surgery.
* Must have JAG accreditation for Upper GI endoscopy (at the time of commencement in post).
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
* Wide based experience in General Surgery
* Understanding current issues within General Surgery and the future direction of the specialty
* Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
* Attendance at a recognised management course
* Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and training
* Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non‑medical staff.
* Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
* Training in clinical and educational supervision
* Attendance at a teaching course
* Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
* Critical Appraisal Skills
* Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
* Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
* Ability to use IT Systems – inc Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook
* Evidence of continual learning and development
* Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
* Evidence of innovation
* Access to own transport
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
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While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.
Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
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2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers
3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
* Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates …
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Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applicants, please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Contact
Alternatively, please contact the Medical HR team on 01302 642585 or email dbth.medicalhr@nhs.net
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