Consultant Colorectal/Peritoneal Surgeon

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated consultant to join their dynamic team at a renowned oncology center. This exciting role focuses on peritoneal surface malignancy and complex surgeries, offering the chance to work alongside leading experts in a supportive environment. The successful candidate will engage in multidisciplinary collaboration, enhancing their skills through mentorship and training opportunities. With a commitment to high-quality patient-centered care, this position promises a fulfilling career in a prestigious medical setting, where your contributions will directly impact patient outcomes and advance surgical practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in colorectal surgery and peritoneal malignancy management.
• Ability to perform both emergency and elective surgeries.

Responsibilities

• Support the Peritoneal Tumour Service and manage complex surgical cases.
• Collaborate with existing consultants for multivisceral operations.

Skills

Colorectal Surgery

Laparoscopic Skills

Communication Skills

Multidisciplinary Engagement

Education

FRCS or equivalent qualification

GMC registration with a license to practice

Entry on GMC specialist register

Tools

Robotic Surgery Equipment

Endoscopy Equipment

Job description

Job summary

This is a replacement post as a member of The Christie Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre (CPOC). The role will predominately be to support the increasing referral and operative activity in the Peritoneal Tumour Service and the Anal Cancer Service. It requires a dedicated individual interested in peritoneal surface malignancy and the complex surgery that this entails. Pivotal to the role would be excellent ability in multidisciplinary engagement with good communication skills to discuss the details of diagnosis, complex surgical issues, and subsequent management.

Main duties of the job

This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to support peritoneal and anal cancer (including Anoscopy) surgery at The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will join the Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre (CPOC) and join the eight remaining colorectal surgeons in treating patients as part of the National Highly Specialised Service for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) and Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases (CRPM). This post will support the increasing referral and operative activity seen in these two services.Whilst some previous experience in peritoneal and anal cancer surgery is preferred, this is not mandatory. Support and mentorship will be given to the successful candidate for development of the skills needed to undertake peritoneal surgery. Training will be provided in the undertaking of AnoscopyThe successful candidate will also join the existing colorectal consultants in providing support to other surgical specialties for multivisceral operations.

About us

The CPOC team includes nine Colorectal and Peritoneal Consultants, five Clinical Fellows including a Royal College / ACPGBI Advanced Colorectal Cancer fellow, two international fellows, and a Northwest Deanery Trainee. We are supported by a team of four Clinical Nurse Specialists as well as an administration team. We are a friendly, hard-working team focused on delivering high quality patient-centred care. The service is a national referral service with three MDTs each week where all new referrals are discussed. The service is consultant led with daily consultant ward rounds undertaken in rotation. A system is in place with job planned consultant Colorectal, Urology, and Gynaecology support for operating lists to facilitate the complex nature of the surgery. Quarterly Morbidity and Mortality meetings are undertaken to review all complications. The service prides itself in its low complication figures for the major surgeries undertaken.We are an ESSO accredited training centre for peritoneal surface malignancy. We provide mentorship for trainees undertaking the ESSO/EPSO fellowship in peritoneal surgery.Emergency cover is provided by the colorectal on-call consultant which the successful appointment will be part of. This covers inpatient surgical and oncology patients including those presenting through the Acute Oncology Assessment Unit.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-MD-C2024-23799-DM

Job locations

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Wilmslow Road

Manchester

M20 4BX

Job description Job responsibilities

The role will support the PTS activity of CPOC with a focus on the management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy. The successful candidate will work with the existing consultants to deliver the nationally commissioned services for appendiceal neoplasia and colorectal peritoneal disease. They will also join the existing consultants in supporting the Gynaecology Oncology Consultant Surgeons in the management of ovarian peritoneal disease. The successful candidate will join the existing colorectal consultants in providing support to other surgical specialties for multivisceral operations. The appointee will be based at The Christie and is a full-time appointment.

To support the activity of the Peritoneal Tumour Service, it is expected that the successful applicant will undertake inpatient and outpatient activity and operating as part of service delivery for The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre. Endoscopy activity will be available (but is not required) if the successful candidate wants to undertake this. If so, the successful candidate would need to demonstrate full JAG accreditation.

Minimal access surgery, including robotic surgery, and an enhanced recovery programme are established and the successful applicant will work in conjunction with the rest of the team to make use of the comprehensive facilities to deliver efficient and effective colorectal and peritoneal surgery.

The appointee will be given equal access to the trainee medical staff and the clinical nurse practitioners who work in the unit. Because of the organisation of the units activities, no one trainee is assigned to an individual consultant, but trainees are allocated for a block of time and rotate through consultant teams. The unit activities are agreed prospectively at a weekly diary meeting and flexibility is expected across the team to allow mutual goals for training and service to be achieved.

Job description Job responsibilities

The role will support the PTS activity of CPOC with a focus on the management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy. The successful candidate will work with the existing consultants to deliver the nationally commissioned services for appendiceal neoplasia and colorectal peritoneal disease. They will also join the existing consultants in supporting the Gynaecology Oncology Consultant Surgeons in the management of ovarian peritoneal disease. The successful candidate will join the existing colorectal consultants in providing support to other surgical specialties for multivisceral operations. The appointee will be based at The Christie and is a full-time appointment.

To support the activity of the Peritoneal Tumour Service, it is expected that the successful applicant will undertake inpatient and outpatient activity and operating as part of service delivery for The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre. Endoscopy activity will be available (but is not required) if the successful candidate wants to undertake this. If so, the successful candidate would need to demonstrate full JAG accreditation.

Minimal access surgery, including robotic surgery, and an enhanced recovery programme are established and the successful applicant will work in conjunction with the rest of the team to make use of the comprehensive facilities to deliver efficient and effective colorectal and peritoneal surgery.

The appointee will be given equal access to the trainee medical staff and the clinical nurse practitioners who work in the unit. Because of the organisation of the units activities, no one trainee is assigned to an individual consultant, but trainees are allocated for a block of time and rotate through consultant teams. The unit activities are agreed prospectively at a weekly diary meeting and flexibility is expected across the team to allow mutual goals for training and service to be achieved.

Person Specification Attainments Essential

• FRCS or equivalent qualification
• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Surgery, or evidence of completion within 6 months of the date of the Appointments Committee b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Evidence of experience in colorectal surgery
• Evidence of research/publications in peer reviewed journals
• Evidence of presentations at scientific meetings
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Surgery and inclusion on the GMC's specialist register

Desirable

• Experience of working independently
• Completed postgraduate thesis
• JAG accreditation in lower GI endoscopy
• Post CCT Colorectal Fellowship Training

Experience Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on problems, both emergency and elective, using open and laparoscopic colorectal and general surgical skills
• Ability to take on full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Evidence of peritoneal surgical experience
• Experience of clinical management

Management / Audit Essential

• Evidence of completed audit practice
• Ability to audit and critically appraise clinical care delivery by a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists

Teaching Essential

• Interest in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Desirable

• Educational activity, qualifications, evidence of faculty engagement in courses

Professional Interests Essential

• Knowledge of up-to date literature

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional society/societies

Person Specification Attainments Essential

• FRCS or equivalent qualification
• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Surgery, or evidence of completion within 6 months of the date of the Appointments Committee b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Evidence of experience in colorectal surgery
• Evidence of research/publications in peer reviewed journals
• Evidence of presentations at scientific meetings
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Surgery and inclusion on the GMC's specialist register

Desirable

• Experience of working independently
• Completed postgraduate thesis
• JAG accreditation in lower GI endoscopy
• Post CCT Colorectal Fellowship Training

Experience Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on problems, both emergency and elective, using open and laparoscopic colorectal and general surgical skills
• Ability to take on full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Evidence of peritoneal surgical experience
• Experience of clinical management

Management / Audit Essential

• Evidence of completed audit practice
• Ability to audit and critically appraise clinical care delivery by a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists

Teaching Essential

• Interest in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Desirable

• Educational activity, qualifications, evidence of faculty engagement in courses

Professional Interests Essential

• Knowledge of up-to date literature

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional society/societies

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Wilmslow Road

Manchester

M20 4BX

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Wilmslow Road

Manchester

M20 4BX

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)