NHS

Consultant HPB and General Surgeon


Pay105,504.00 - 139,882.00 / year
LocationNottingham/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9164-25-0895?language=en&page=936&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Full-time substantive Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) and General Surgeon for Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The post holder will work alongside the other HPB and General Surgeons and be responsible to the Heads of Service for HPB, and the Divisional Director for Surgery.

      The successful candidate will be expected to have passed the Intercollegiate exam in General Surgery (or equivalent) and have been awarded their CCT at the time of the start date, and to have undertaken appropriate HPB and advanced laparoscopic training.

      Main duties of the job

      This post is to support provision of HPB and General Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) and across the network, including support of outreach services. The post holder will join an established team of nine other HPB consultants within the HPB unit at NUH QMC Campus. The post holder will be expected to participate in the Emergency General Surgery rota at QMC to provide out-of-hours emergency cover, in conjunction with the other General/Specialty Surgeons.

      About us

      The HPB Surgical Unit at NUH manages patients with benign and malignant hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions for Nottingham and surrounding areas. This is performed within a framework of a multi-disciplinary team where all individuals are encouraged to contribute effectively towards patients care. In addition to maintaining these high standards, there is a commitment towards research and the unit has an international reputation in this respect.

      The unit provides specialist tertiary referral HPB services to a population of 2.5 million patients in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and East Staffordshire, as well as a local service for biliary surgery. The major surgical caseload included approximately 150 liver resections and 90 pancreatic resections per year and a continued increase in major cancer and benign resectional workload is anticipated. The unit has three MDT meetings per week and a departmental planning meeting weekly. We support major resectional work with other specialities including Gynaecology, Urology and Sarcoma.

      Details

      Date posted

      16 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Hospital medical and dental staff

      Grade

      Consultant

      Salary

      £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      164-7033257

      Job locations

      Queens Medical Centre (QMC)

      Derby Road

      Nottingham

      NG7 2UH


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For detailed description of the role and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document.

      This service provided by the HPB unit are provided across both campuses, but your primary base is Queens Medical centre Campus. The unit provides outreach services on site at the major acute Trusts in the region.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For detailed description of the role and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document.

      This service provided by the HPB unit are provided across both campuses, but your primary base is Queens Medical centre Campus. The unit provides outreach services on site at the major acute Trusts in the region.

      Person Specification

      Professional

      Essential

      • Full GMC registration with a current licence to practice
      • CCT awarded by the potential start date
      • Intercollegiate exam in General Surgery or equivalent
      • Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register

      Desirable

      • Completion of an HPB fellowship in resection and/or liver transplant

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description: extensive experience in HPB surgery, liver and pancreatic resections. including a post-CCT, laparoscopic and general surgery
      • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
      • Independent in laparoscopic biliary surgery

      Desirable

      • Higher degree (MD, PhD or similar)
      • Peer reviewed publications and presentations

      Skills

      Essential

      • Able to develop (and evidence of), present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
      • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
      • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
      • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit

      Desirable

      • Exposure to major complex HPB resection with vascular operating techniques
      Person Specification

      Professional

      Essential

      • Full GMC registration with a current licence to practice
      • CCT awarded by the potential start date
      • Intercollegiate exam in General Surgery or equivalent
      • Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register

      Desirable

      • Completion of an HPB fellowship in resection and/or liver transplant

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description: extensive experience in HPB surgery, liver and pancreatic resections. including a post-CCT, laparoscopic and general surgery
      • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
      • Independent in laparoscopic biliary surgery

      Desirable

      • Higher degree (MD, PhD or similar)
      • Peer reviewed publications and presentations

      Skills

      Essential

      • Able to develop (and evidence of), present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
      • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
      • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
      • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit

      Desirable

      • Exposure to major complex HPB resection with vascular operating techniques

      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).

      Additional information

      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

      Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

      Address

      Queens Medical Centre (QMC)

      Derby Road

      Nottingham

      NG7 2UH


      Employer's website

      https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

      Address

      Queens Medical Centre (QMC)

      Derby Road

      Nottingham

      NG7 2UH


      Employer's website

      https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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      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.

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