Consultant in Emergency General and Trauma Surgery

Integrated Care System; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Liverpool is seeking a Consultant in Emergency General and Trauma Surgery to join their high-volume unit. The role involves leading surgical care for trauma patients, supervising trainees, and engaging in flexible elective activities. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant specialist registration, possess excellent leadership skills, and have experience in a major trauma centre. Competitive salary and full-time position available.

Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register at the time of the interview.
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent.
• Higher Qualification in specialty i.e., FRCS.
• Post CCT Fellowship preferred.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in surgery.

Responsibilities

• Lead general surgical care for trauma.
• Supervise and train StRs and Core Trainees.
• Conduct daily MDT trauma meetings.
• Participate in flexible elective activities based on interests.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical opinion proficiency

Teaching skills

Audit management

Experience in trauma surgery

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

FRCS or equivalent higher qualification

Full GMC registration

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Emergency General and Trauma Surgery

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

1 x Consultant in Emergency General Surgery and Trauma (Full Time)

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint 1 new Consultant in Emergency General Surgery and Trauma Full Time 10 pa, to join one of the UK's vanguard units in acute care surgery based at University Hospital Aintree.

The Emergency General Surgery Unit (EGSU) is a high volume unit providing large volumes of emergency operating of all complexities, and is in the highest volume tier for emergency laparotomies according to the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit. The unit sits at the heart of the major trauma service, with the major trauma centre at Aintree seeing one of the highest rates of penetrating trauma outside of London.

Main duties of the job

The appointee, together with their colleagues will have a primary commitment to the provision of acute general surgical care, including leading the general surgical care for visceral injury and major haemorrhage control of the major trauma service. The appointee will be expected to align themselves with a subspecialty interest to which they have previous experience, with elective operating lists and clinics available for this.

The team of consultants will work on a rotational basis over a cycle of acute weeks and non-acute flexible weeks. Two consultants will cover the daytime acute general surgery work. One dealing with admissions / ambulatory care and the other covering the in-patients and the Emergency Theatres.

A third consultant will cover the visceral trauma surgery aspect of the major trauma service. This would involve leading the daily MDT trauma morning meeting, where all new patients are discussed and radiology reviewed in the Major Trauma ward round, including assessment of Trauma patients in the Critical Care Unit, and will deliver the provision of trauma surgery for major haemorrhage and visceral injury.

In the flexible non-acute weeks there will be a requirement to cover for colleagues leave, as well as deliver elective activity.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Job responsibilities

In the flexible non-acute weeks there will be a requirement to cover for colleagues leave, as well as deliver elective activity. Some of these sessions are flexible and will be delivered through the regular unit planning meeting. Within the job plan there are sessions to develop elective practice in line with the interests of the post holder, alongside the sub-specialties within the department.

A precise timetable of activity is dependent on the number of participating Consultants to ensure an equal division of work across the unit

There will be an expectation that the consultant team will supervise and train StRs and Core Trainees in emergency and trauma surgery. There will be a weekly operating list and access to the 24 hour NCEPOD theatre for emergencies. There are weekly opportunities to backfill elective lists to support the RTT agenda and subspecialty interests.

There is an afternoon board round of all inpatients on EGSU and Trauma wards to review investigations and revise management plans to expedite ongoing care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent
• Higher Qualification in specialty i.e. FRCS
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise (or eligible for)
• Post CCT Fellowship
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of achieving CCT at time of interview

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in surgery
• Ability to offer clinical opinion on a range of problems in Acute and/or GI surgery
• Experience of supervising Foundation and core trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Experience of audit management
• Experience in a specialist area of Colorectal/UGI/HPB (Acute Biliary) surgery
• Experience in a major trauma centre

Teaching & Training

• Experience of teaching medical, nursing, and allied health professionals

Managing Others

• Demonstrates an understanding of management and the specific management issues within an NHS Foundation Trust
• Demonstrates ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict
• Committed to the delivery of operational targets.
• Develops, supports and motivates trainee medical staff
• Support and development of trainee medical staff

Leading People

• Strong but collaborative leadership abilities, within the multidisciplinary team, across the Trust and in an interagency context
• Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care.
• Ability to provide consultant level leadership Experience of and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Evidence of leadership skills within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to organise own workload and prioritise clinical needs
• Understanding of NHS, Clinical Governance, and risk management
• Able to assess, contain and manage clinical risk and support colleagues in managing risk
• Ability to act as mentor to junior medical staff
• Act as a role model
• Demonstrates an approach based on critical enquiry, evidence-based practice, and the development of practice-based evidence.
• Strategic thinking, risk management, innovation, mentoring and leading multi-disciplinary change

Knowledge

• High clinical standard for independent Consultant practice
• Understanding of GMC's Good Medical Practice guidelines

Audit Experience

• Understanding of clinical audit principles
• Proven audit experience with publication of results

Research Experience

• Understanding principles of research.
• Research involvement with publications

Working with Others

• Excellent communication and knowledge sharing, both within the multidisciplinary team and externally, and with patients, carers and healthcare professionals as appropriate
• Committed to improving the patient healthcare experience and improving Trust performance.oAct as a role model oAble to demonstrate management skills
• Projects a positive image and able to challenge negativity, internally and externally
• Empathic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Empathic, challenges negativity, improves patient experience

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust