Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Main duties and responsibilities

Provide expert clinical care in General and Colorectal Surgery, including elective theatre lists, emergencies, outpatient clinics, and on-call services. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case discussions in hospital and community settings. Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated clinical guidelines and protocols. Supervise and support resident medical staff. Engage in clinical audit, quality improvement, and research activities. Participate in clinical governance and risk management. Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation. Collaborate with colleagues across departments and external partners.

Teaching and training

Provide teaching and mentorship to medical students, resident doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Participate in postgraduate education and training programmes.

Research and innovation

Support or lead research within the department. Contribute to publications and presentations at professional conferences.

Management and leadership

Participate in departmental meetings and service planning. Contribute to workforce planning and service redesign initiatives. Take on leadership roles as appropriate within the department or Trust.

Programmed activities (PA) allocation

The post is offered on a full-time basis, comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.

Job Plan

This is a full-time post comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including 1.5 SPAs for supporting professional activities and 1.5 PAs allocated to general surgery on-call commitments. The post holder will be required to work across multiple hospital sites (Harlow, St Margarets and Herts and Essex). Adequate time for travel between sites is recognised within the job plan. Appropriate arrangements are in place to ensure continuity of patient care, including consultant cover and handover processes when the post holder is working off-site.