Consultant Colorectal Surgeon - Interest in Intestinal Failure in Newcastle upon Tyne

This consultant colorectal post, with a specific interest in intestinal failure, sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Work covers elective and benign colorectal surgery, intestinal failure and complex abdominal wall repair, supporting regional demand with neighbouring North East units. Teaching, research and audit form part of the work, and flexible working is encouraged. Senior tertiary-centre experience and robotic surgery equivalence certification decide fit.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality elective surgical care to the people of Newcastle and the wider North East
• Further develop sub-speciality services, including intestinal failure and complex abdominal wall repair, within a multidisciplinary team
• Support the increasing regional workload, collaborating with other North East colorectal units
• Provide timely communication to the wider hospital and community team
• Contribute to the efficient running of elective and acute care
• Engage with national audits such as NELA, NBOCAP and IMPACT
• Engage with research activity in the department and deliver research projects
• Lead support for medical students and doctors in training
• Lead and develop teaching and courses via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre

What’s required

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification
• Higher degree
• Certification of equivalence in robotic surgery

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register within 6 months of the AAC date

Experience

• Senior-level experience in a tertiary centre specialising in intestinal failure
• Evidence of managing intestinal failure
• Evidence of complex abdominal wall repair
• Ability to take independent responsibility for clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
• Involvement in management and project leadership within the specialty
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the specialty
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including clinical, technical and practical skills
• Understanding of research methodology with first-author peer-reviewed publications
• Evidence of authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
• Understanding of clinical governance and evidence of participation in audit

Nice to have

• Fellowship-level experience in a relevant subspecialty
• Additional training or skills in IBD or complex proctology
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education
• Proven management and administrative experience
• Evidence of leadership or project management
• Evidence of having implemented change
• Commitment to or evidence of recruiting patients into clinical trials
• High-impact research publications

What’s offered

• Flexible working arrangements, where the service allows
• Staff benefits set out in a separate document
• Opportunities to lead or develop courses via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre