Consultant Upper GI Surgeon in Cramlington

We are excited to advertise a post within our Upper GI Surgery team. Our elective upper GI workload includes all aspects of biliary work, bariatric surgery, and anti-reflux surgery. We have an established comprehensive bariatric MDT, primary and revisional bariatric surgery. We deal with all types of hernia repairs including abdominal wall reconstruction and have an established Complex Abdominal Wall MDT. We provide in-house oesophageal physiology studies. Elective care is delivered across multiple sites and we are the largest trust by geography in the country. We are a very high-volume emergency cholecystectomy service and competence in this is essential. We are in the top three Trusts nationally for day case fundoplication and cholecystectomies. We have a well-established robotic surgery programme with two DaVinci robot platforms, one of which is available for the upper GI team. Training will be available to those interested.

A job plan of 10 PAs will be made up of direct/virtual clinical contact including outpatient activity, theatre, endoscopy, emergency work and ACU work along with admin and SPA time. The successful candidate will be on the Upper GI emergency on-call rota. The successful candidate should have undergone specialist training in upper gastrointestinal surgery and laparoscopic surgery and be competent in emergency surgery. JAG accreditation for upper GI endoscopies is also expected.

About Us: We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. As part of its pursuit of excellence, the Trust has introduced a clinically-based management structure to ensure patient care and medical interests always drive decision-making. The consultant body is both cohesive and innovative and a number of senior clinicians are prominent nationally.

Details:

• Date posted: 02 February 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 319-7735274HD
• Job location: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6QU

Job Responsibilities: The job plan will typically include an average of 8 programmed activities for direct clinical care duties and 2 programmed activities for supporting professional activities. The role includes on-call coverage, endoscopy, outpatient clinics, MDT participation, theatre sessions and ward rounds.

Person Specification:

• Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register or specialist registrars within 6 months of CCT at date of application.
• FRCS (Fellow Royal College of Surgeons) or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration.
• Clinical training and experience in the relevant specialty, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in general surgery.
• Clinical governance experience.

• ATLS certification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Applications will be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure & Barring Service check will be required to confirm no previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require skilled-worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, please consult the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled-worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6QU. Website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

Additional Information: We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.