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Locum Consultant General and Lower GI Pelvic Floor Surgeon
The closing date is 30 April 2026
Applications are invited for this Locum Consultant post in General and Lower GI Surgery. This is a 12‑month Fixed Term, whole‑time (10 PA) post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent qualifications) and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council at the time of application.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be expected to work within a busy general surgical department. They will participate in a general surgical on‑call rota currently at the Whiston site which will, post‑expansion, stand at 1 in 13 and includes prospective cover.
They will provide elective general and advanced lower gastrointestinal services and have a special interest in the area of benign proctology.
The successful applicant is expected to participate in providing a comprehensive pelvic floor and proctology service. At MWL we are a tertiary referral centre for complex perianal fistulas. Post‑CCT Fellowship is essential and experience in robotic surgery desirable.
The post also involves emergency surgery commitments, and the successful applicant will have one day per week dedicated to emergency general surgery on‑call.
About Us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
* Acute Care – Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
* Primary Care – Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
* Community Services – Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
* Specialist Regional Services – We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Job Responsibilities
Undertake safeguarding and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with the Trust’s commitment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application.
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* FRCS or equivalent medical qualification
* MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
* MD/PHD/MPhil/ChM or equivalent medical qualification
Knowledge & Experience
* Evidence of academic publications
* Post‑CCT Fellowship
* Evidence of appropriate teaching experience
* Audit Experience
Skills
* Evidence of laparoscopic surgery experience
* Evidence of subspecialty lower GI experience
* Evidence of robotic surgery experience (fellowship)
* Leadership skills
Other
* Research experience
* Understanding of principles of the NHS
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata (Grade YM 73)
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