NHS
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
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Job Description
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- To provide a general surgical service including general surgical elective activity and 1 in 9 on call emergency cover for general surgery at QEH.
- To provide elective colorectal surgical service.
- Consultants are required to have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper funding of their departments.
- Undertake administrative duties that arise from clinical responsibilities.
- To provide an outpatients service for new referrals and for ongoing care.
- FRCS or equivalent
- MBBS
- Other professional qualification or higher degree e.g., in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview.
- Training and interest in benign elective and emergency general surgery.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
- Training and interest in laparoscopic benign upper gastrointestinal and/or laparoscopic benign biliary surgery.
- A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty.
- Robotic Colorectal Cancer Resection experience and skills.
- GI endoscopy skills.
- FRCS or equivalent
- MBBS
- Other professional qualification or higher degree e.g., in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview.
- Training and interest in benign elective and emergency general surgery.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
- Training and interest in laparoscopic benign upper gastrointestinal and/or laparoscopic benign biliary surgery.
- A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty.
- Robotic Colorectal Cancer Resection experience and skills.
- GI endoscopy skills.
Job summary
You will provide general and colorectal surgical services to the community served by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust and to play a key role, with colleagues, in further developing general surgical services. You will provide, alongside consultant colleagues, a service in general surgery involving in-patient and out-patient work and contribute to the on-call rota.
You will support the development of the General Surgery service. All staff support and ancillary facilities are in place. There will be office space for the post-holder with a dedicated computer and IT facilities and medical secretarial support.
Since December 2024, we have been performing Robotic colorectal cancer resectional services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital using a state of the art robot, Versius, made by Cambridge Medical Robotics (CMR).
Currently only colorectal teams are performing surgery using this robot. However, our plan is to Introduce Urology by the end of this year and Gynaecology a few months after that.
We expect thatthe new consultant appointment in colorectal cancer resection surgery will have expertise andinterest in Robotic Surgery and will help and facilitate building an even stronger team of Roboticcolorectal cancer resectional surgeons at QEH.
Main duties of the job
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata plus on-call payment
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
426-737-25EG
Job locations
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on this exciting opportunity to join our General Surgery team.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on this exciting opportunity to join our General Surgery team.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Entry Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Experience and Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Entry Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Experience and Skills
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.