Consultant Major Trauma and Emergency General Surgeon
The closing date is 01 June 2026.
Applications are invited for a substantive and a potential 12‑month locum post of Consultant in Major Trauma and Emergency General Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This post is based primarily at Queens Medical Centre.
The post holder will work alongside the other consultants within the Major trauma consultant team and other surgeons in the General and Vascular Surgery directorate.
The consultant will be responsible to the Head of Major trauma. The successful candidate will be expected to be within 6 months of their CCT at the time of interview and to have evidence of commitment to or experience of Major Trauma/EGS.
The post‑holder will be expected to contribute to the out‑patient and surgical treatment of patients within general surgery. Post‑holders will be encouraged to develop a sub‑specialty interest.
Main duties of the job
The Major Trauma component of the role will include running the Major Trauma service and joining the operating rota; this will be on a 1:8 basis including weekends and night care.
The Emergency General Surgery component of the role will include being responsible for the assessment and investigation of the surgical intake within the Surgical Triage Unit and delivering acute surgery to EGS patients; this will be on a 1:6 basis Monday‑Thursday in day‑time hours.
The Elective General Surgery component of the role will include a bi‑weekly operating list and weekly clinic; this may be across all the Treatment Centre, Queens Medical Centre, Day Surgery Unit and City Hospital and some of these commitments will be in the evenings and weekends.
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to attend all trauma calls when on a day shift and red trauma calls when covering a night shift but will also take referrals from local hospitals via phone to coordinate transfers within the regional Trauma Network. They will also provide operative cover for all torso injuries acutely and take backs and coordinate the surgical management of this complex group of patients. The appointee will be responsible for patients with multi‑system injuries and will help to develop guidelines and standard operating procedures for areas of the MT pathway that fall under their expertise.
From an EGS perspective, the post-holder will ensure sub‑specialty patients are appropriately transferred to colleagues, define clinical management plans and deliver acute surgery to EGS patients and their ongoing care until discharge.
From an Elective GS perspective, the post-holder will have operating sessions and clinics, as well as being involved in service developments and developing a sub‑specialty interest.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications/Development
* Higher professional degree
* Intercollegiate exam in General Surgery or equivalent
* CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
* Evidence of commitment to or experience of MT/EGS
* Trauma or EGS Fellowship
Clinical Skills/Experience
* Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
* Specific training in communication skills
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
* Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Teaching, Audit & Research
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
* Original Research Publications
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.
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