Consultant in Colorectal Surgery: Sponsorship Available

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant in Colorectal Surgery

The post holder will provide a high-quality colorectal surgery service, delivering safe, effective, and timely patient care across elective and emergency pathways. The role includes responsibility for outpatient clinics, theatre activity, MDT participation, and on-call duties, working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will contribute to clinical governance, audit, teaching, and service development, ensuring continuous improvement in line with Trust priorities and maintaining high standards of patient safety and experience.

The post holder will provide a high-quality colorectal surgery service, delivering safe, effective, and timely patient care across elective and emergency pathways. The role includes responsibility for outpatient clinics, theatre activity, MDT participation, and on-call duties, working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • A complete and accurate application
  • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • Evidence of essential experience for role
  • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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: 24 September 2026

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