Consultant Colorectal Surgeon: Sponsorship Available

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

  • We are particularly keen to hear from individuals with interests in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, colon cancer and pelvic floor surgery, to assist delivery of the increasing regional workload, including collaboration with other NE Colorectal units. There are potential mentorship and training opportunities for new consultants and considerable flexibility within the department to support the appointment of the very best candidates.
  • An immediate opportunity has arisen fortwo Colorectal Consultant appointments, one with a specific interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Benign Colorectal Surgery and a second Colorectal Consultant post, for candidates with sub-specialty interests to support planned areas of expansion including: colon cancer, pelvic floor surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction and proctology services.
  • In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
  • Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee
  • As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you
  • Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The candidates will be expected to participate in the EGS rota which is currently 1:13 but will likely move to 1:16 following consultant expansion of posts in UGI/EGS. The rota includes a commitment to cover the Major Trauma Centre at the RVI and in-house support/mentorship/further training in trauma care is also readily available as required. Additional posts will enable support for a new reconfiguration of the EGS service aimed to provide the highest quality, continuous specialist and colorectal surgical input for the EGS.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification,

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential

  • Primary Medical Qualification
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
  • FRCS in General Surgery

Desirable

  • Higher Degree.
  • JAG accreditation in colonoscopy

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience in the specialty.
  • Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
  • Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
  • Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Desirable

  • Additional training/skills in one of the following areas -IBD -Pelvic floor disorders -Complex proctology -Colon cancer -Abdominal wall reconstruction
  • Experience of major trauma surgery/ care delivery

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

  • Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
  • Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
  • An understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable

  • Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
  • Evidence of leadership / project management
  • Evidence of having implemented change
  • Experience in developing and implementing new technologies

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills

Desirable

  • Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
  • Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

Essential

  • Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
  • Research/critical review of literature
  • Publications in the last five years.

Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • Commitment to/ evidence of recruiting patients into clinical trials
  • High impact colorectal research publications

Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable

  • Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
  • Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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: 11 October 2026

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