Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2026 23:59
Locum Consultant in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
We are inviting applications for a Locum Consultant in Upper GI to join our department. Prospective applicants should be able to demonstrate experience and recognised training in the provision of Upper Gastro-intestinal surgery, including advanced laparoscopic surgery.
The post is ideal for a suitably qualified individual seeking to extend their existing experience of upper gastrointestinal surgical services in a dynamic and experienced department.
The post-holder will be required to work across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital.
This is a fixed term post, available to commence as soon as possible but a suitable start date could be arranged with the successful applicant.
Participation in the on call rota is a requirement of this role.
Full GMC registration required.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be one of 20 Consultant General Surgeons working across the two hospital sites to provide Emergency General Surgery and elective Upper GI services.
They will have an interest in Upper GI malignant conditions and will be expected to take a share of the elective/emergency general surgical work in the department. The post also includes cover of Consultant colleagues where necessary owing to leave commitments.
The post holder will:
* Conduct theatre lists, clinics and endoscopy sessions and participate in the ward care of emergency surgery and elective patients.
* Take an active role in the management of General Surgery patients
* Have a specialist interest in malignant Upper GI surgery.
* Partake in a 1 in 20 on call rota for General Surgery, based at the Royal Preston Hospital, as well as covering Chorley District Hospital. The post holder will also take part in an additional 1 in 10 sub-specialty duty rota.
* Take part in management of Major Trauma. LTH 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 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 upper gastro-intestinal surgery and at least year 5/6 SpR training or equivalent in a Specialist Unit.
* Experience in diagnostic endoscopy is essential and the ability to deal with a wide range of elective and emergency general surgical conditions
* Advanced laparoscopic training
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* MBBS or equivalent
* FRCS or equivalent
* Inclusion on the specialist register/admission within 6 months
Research and Development
* Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
* Evidence of peer reviewed publications
Management
* Evidence of commitment to audit.
* Management course / certification.
* Examples of 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
Personal
* 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.
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