Consultant Colorectal Surgeon-Interest in Pelvic Floor Disorders & IBD

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This newly created consultant post offers an exceptional opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading tertiary colorectal units and to play a central role in the continued development of specialist benign colorectal services. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-quality elective and emergency colorectal surgery while helping to shape the future direction of pelvic floor disorders, inflammatory bowel disease across the Trust.

Applicants should have broad experience in the management of benign colorectal disease and advanced lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, including expert diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, urgent suspected colorectal cancer (Two-Week Wait) referrals, advanced polypectomy and the management of complex colorectal polyps. Candidates with a strong interest and expertise in pelvic floor disorders, anophysiology and inflammatory bowel disease are particularly encouraged to apply and will be expected to contribute to the continued development of these multidisciplinary tertiary referral services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team alongside consultant colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, gastrointestinal physiologists, radiologists, specialist nurses, oncologists and allied health professionals. There will be opportunities to lead service development, quality improvement, innovation and research within King’s Health Partners.

The post is based primarily at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, with cross-site outpatient, endoscopy and operating commitments at the Princess Royal University Hospital and other Trust sites as service development requires. The successful candidate will participate fully in both the Colorectal Consultant on-call rota and the Emergency General Surgery and Major Trauma on-call rota.

Applicants must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the GMC Specialist Register in General Surgery (or be within six months of obtaining CCT or CESR at the time of interview). Candidates should have comprehensive training in General and Colorectal Surgery, Level III colorectal training, laparoscopic expertise and independent JAG-accredited lower gastrointestinal endoscopy practice.

The successful candidate will have outstanding opportunities to contribute to research, undergraduate and postgraduate education, service innovation and leadership development while working within a Trust whose values are to be Kind, Respectful and a Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Higher Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via.CCT or CESR (CP) – proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
  • FRCS or equivalent

Desirable

  • An appropriate higher general surgical/colorectal surgical qualification

Registration

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) – proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Wide clinical training and experience in General Surgery with level III training in Colorectal Surgery Laparoscopic experience in General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery Independent practice in endoscopy

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organisation of services in a busy Teaching Hospital

Desirable

  • Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Research & publications

Essential

  • Experience of clinical research. Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

Desirable

  • Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of colorectal surgery. Higher research degree (MD/PhD)

Personal skills & Personal attributes

Essential

  • Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff Flexible, able to cover colleagues’ absence Professional attitude towards work, reliability

Desirable

  • Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation

Desirable

  • Teaching skills course/qualification

7.Audit

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

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).

Closing Date: 10 August 2026

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