Consultant Upper GI Surgeon: Sponsorship Available

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Consultant Upper GI Surgeon

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Surgical Services

Salary: £113,565 – £150,569 Per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: TBC

The new appointment would perform these benign upper GI procedures listed together with the already employed UGI surgeon. Both UGI surgeons will cover any patients in the hospital following UGI procedures. They will be contactable at weekends for discussion about this. As a cohort of general surgeons we will look after these patients as per the on call rota.

Main duties of the job

This job plan is a 10 PA job plan for an average of 8.5 PAs for DCC (including 1 PA per week for on-call) and 1.5 PAs for SPA. There is the possibility of additional PAs (e.g. Leadership roles) being available but this is by mutual agreement with the successful applicant and will be discussed at the job planning meeting that will take place within three months of commencement.

Week 3 includes a 24 hour on call

Week 6 includes Friday evening 5pm until 8am Saturday on call

Week 12 will include on call 8am Saturday – 5pm Monday

Departmental Mortality and Morbidity/ Clinical Governance Meetings will take place on variable days once a month for half a day in place of the days usual activity.

Consultants have even equitable spread of activity.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • MRCP
  • An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) would be desirable but not essential
  • On the specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/completion of CESR

Value based question

Essential

  • How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?

Experience

Essential

  • General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
  • Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant.

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: 1 October 2026

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