Consultant in Colorectal Surgery

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Burton upon Trent is seeking a Consultant in Colorectal Surgery to join their team. This role includes responsibilities in providing general and colorectal surgical services, training junior staff, and participating in research and audits. Ideal candidates will possess FRCS certification, experience in laparoscopic surgery, and a commitment to teaching. Benefits include ongoing professional development and several employee perks. The position is a full-time role with on-site duties.

Benefits

Professional and leadership development opportunities

Ongoing support from recruitment

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Medically qualified and possess FRCS certification.
• GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Eligible for entry on the GMC Specialist Register within six months of completion of training.

Responsibilities

• Co-operate with consultant colleagues to provide comprehensive services.
• Take responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients.
• Provide an out-of-hours general and colorectal service.

Skills

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery experience

Experience in pelvic floor disorders

Ability to manage and lead junior medical staff

Experience in audit management

Commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates

Education

Medically qualified and possess FRCS

GMC registration with licence to practice

Higher degree relevant to surgical practice

Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Job description

Consultant in Colorectal Surgery

Closing date: 02 January 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Colorectal surgeon to join the team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust. The post holder will work on the Queen's Hospital Site in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, joining a team of five other lower‑GI surgeons. Interest and experience in pelvic floor disorders would be an advantage.

Key responsibilities include providing general and colorectal surgical services for Staffordshire and surrounding areas and playing a key role in developing these services. Queens Hospital, Burton is also developing robotic surgery, which is currently delivered on the Royal Derby site.

Main duties of the job

• Co‑operate with general and colorectal consultant colleagues to provide a comprehensive service for Staffordshire and the surrounding areas, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department.
• Take responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge, performing clinical duties as agreed in your job plan and delegating appropriately to trainee staff.
• Provide an out‑of‑hours general and colorectal service with consultant colleagues, including on‑call commitments.
• Cover for consultant colleagues’ annual leave and authorised absence, including patient care and supervision of trainee doctors (a minimum of six weeks’ notice is required for all leave requests).
• Professional supervision, training and management of trainee medical staff, including teaching, examination and accreditation duties, and contribution to postgraduate and continuing medical education locally and nationally.
• Participate in medical auditing, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and CPD.
• Involve in research and supervision of trainees in audit or research projects.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our people and local partners in achieving the best of health. Our fundamental values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin all aspects of our work.

In return we offer:

• Professional and leadership development opportunities
• Ongoing support from recruitment to integration into the team and beyond
• Staff benefits including an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes

Key facts

• We see an average of 4,810 outpatient appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest trauma and orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – the 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only seven Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research‑active university hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Eligibility

• Medically qualified and possess FRCS;
• GMC registration with licence to practice;
• Eligible for entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training;
• Higher degree relevant to surgical practice;
• Training qualification.

Clinical Experience

• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery experience obtained through a recognised training programme.
• Training and experience in general and particularly colorectal surgery, with a high standard of clinical skill and expertise obtained through a recognised training programme.
• Experience of pelvic floor disorders.

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, theatre lists, and booking.
• Experience of audit management.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team coordination and management.
• Ability to manage and lead junior medical staff.

Teaching Experience

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Evidence of delivery of high quality teaching.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals.

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 to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.