Locum Colorectal Consultant in General Surgery

Main area General Surgery Grade Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (1 year) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (plus on call roster) Job
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Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kings Mill Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/03/2026 08:00

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Please refer to the Job Description / Person Specification attached for a detailed overview of this role.

Please refer to the Job Description / Person Specification attached for a detailed overview of this role.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Please refer to the Job Description / Person Specification attached for a detailed overview of this role.

• Full GMC Registration
• JAG accreditation for colonoscopies
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (FRCS or equivalent)
• Postgraduate thesis
• MD/MSc/MMEd
• Completed fellowship programme in colorectal surgery

• Successful completion of an appropriate SpR/ST/equivalent training programme
• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Ability to lead and maintain clinical credibility with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Extensive practical General Surgery experience, in particular Colorectal Surgery
• Capable of taking part in the emergency General Surgery on call rota (excluding vascular)
• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role.

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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