Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

The closing date is 20 May 2026

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC, and on the GMC specialist register, or be within 6 months of attaining specialist registration at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder shall be expected to deliver emergency general surgery and elective coloproctology. The successful candidate/candidates will also be encouraged to develop their skills in one or more of the specialist techniques/services described above and this will be actively supported.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service which is at the forefront of providing a modern colorectal and emergency surgery service. Nottingham Colorectal Service has one of the busiest emergency and colorectal cancer workloads in the UK. It is also a major tertiary referral centre for the wider East Midlands. We have established services in advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, intestinal failure, anal cancer, retroperitoneal sarcoma, faecal incontinence, TEO/TEMS, SILS, locally advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer and an active Academic Department (University of Nottingham).

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan is annualised to 11 PA's. This means that the individual appointed will be expected to deliver 8.5 sessions of DCC per week. The post-holder will have regular elective operating sessions, clinics and the opportunity for endoscopy lists should it fit with the post-holder's skillset. They will be across all of our sites (Queens Medical Centre, City Hospital and Treatment Centre). These will sit within the Colorectal Surgery specialty, overseen by the Head of Colorectal. Some of these commitments will be out of workday hours e.g. evenings and weekends.

The Unit will actively support the development of subspecialist interests in line with the vision for colorectal surgery at NUH and provision for this will be made via individualised training opportunities.

Person Specification Professional Registration

• Full registration with the GMC
• Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register OR Within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Qualifications/Development

• MBBS; FRCS(Gen.Surg) or equivalent

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Relevant General Surgical and colorectal emergency and elective operative experience including laparoscopic training
• Post CCT Fellowship in colorectal surgery
• Provisional JAG accreditation

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
• Original research publications
• Experience and enthusiasm for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.