Consultant Colorectal Surgery

Job overview

An opportunity for the appointment of a substantive Consultant Colorectal Surgeon to join a busy district general hospital in the West Midlands. The postholder will be joining the existing General Surgical team and is expected to excel in Colorectal and Emergency Surgery. The colorectal unit has 7 existing substantive consultants and one locum post covering duties. The unit has been fully laparoscopic for over a decade, performs trans-anal surgery, and endoscopic submucosal resections and is now trending towards the excellence of robotic colorectal resections. The unit offers all aspects of subspecialty including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and early rectal cancer and with collaboration with regional units for the pelvic floor. The new appointee is expected to join the existing IBD surgeon, who supports the IBD team with nearly 3000 patients on the database and has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease and early rectal cancer. The appointee is supported by GI radiology, complex abdominal wall reconstruction MDT and experienced plastic surgeons to carry out complex fistula work. Additional experience exists in other specialist areas including pelvic resections would be preferable to support the existing service provision within the Directorate. The post holder will have the opportunity to get trained in Robotic Surgery or if possesses experience in robotic surgery, it will be an added qualification.

Main duties of the job

• Consultant-level on-call duties in the Surgical Unit (1 in 12), with a dedicated Consultant on-site (daytime cover), post-take ward rounds, and dedicated post-take sessions
• To conduct outpatient and elective day-case and inpatient activity.
• Working collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues to further develop and improve the service.
• Administrative duties as required within the Directorate.
• Participation in clinical audit and CME/CPD appropriate to experience at consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff.
• To provide supervision and support to medical students and contribute to departmental teaching programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• The post holders will be required to participate in an on-call rota. Currently, this rota is on a 1 in 12 basis and is paid at category A level, which currently attracts a supplement of 3%.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

This post is approved by The Royal College of Physicians on 07/08/2024