Consultant in Colorectal Surgery | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon to join its team. The successful candidate will provide general and colorectal surgical services, contributing to patient care and department functioning. Key responsibilities include training trainees, participating in clinical governance, and involvement in research. The role comes with professional development opportunities and various staff benefits like gym memberships and fitness classes.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in providing general and colorectal surgical services.
• Consultant colleagues in general & colorectal service provision.
• Involvement in teaching and supervising medical trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide general & colorectal services for Staffordshire and the surrounding areas.
• Responsibility for patient care and clinical duties as per job plan.
• Participate in medical audit and continuous professional development.

Skills

Pelvic floor disorders

General surgical skills

Colorectal surgical skills

Education

Medical degree

Postgraduate surgical training

Job description

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 would join the team on the Queen's Hospital Site in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. You will join team of 5 other Lower GI surgeons. An interest and experience of pelvic floor disorders would be an advantage.

You will provide general and colorectal surgical services for Staffordshire and the surrounding areas and play a key role in developing services. Queens Hospital, Burton are also in the process of developing robotic surgery which is currently delivered on the Royal Derby site.

Responsibilities

• Provision with General & Colorectal consultant colleagues of a General & Colorectal service for Staffordshire and the surrounding areas, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department
• Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge & personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to & teaching of trainee staff
• Provision of an out of hours general and colorectal service with consultant colleagues including on-call commitments
• Cover for consultant colleagues annual leave and other authorised absence, including care of patients and supervision of trainee doctors (a minimum of 6 weeks' notice is to be given for all leave requests)
• Responsibility for the professional supervision, training and management of trainee medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity locally & nationally as appropriate
• Participation in medical audit under local arrangements, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD
• Involvement in research & supervision of trainees in audit / research

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 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 7 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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this post

Advert closes Friday 2 Jan 2026