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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking two full-time Colorectal & General Surgery Consultants to join its team. Applicants should have a sub-specialty interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Pelvic floor, and must provide high-quality clinical care across multiple sites. This role involves emergency surgical care and participation in departmental audits, contributing to patient care standards.
Job summary
Applications are being sought for two full time substantive Colorectal & General Surgery Consultants to join General Surgery Consultant body at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. We invite applicants with sub-specialty interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Pelvic floor (2 substantive positions). This applicant information pack will provide you with the post details including the job description and person specification, job plan, and departmental structure. Your application should be made online through www.jobs.nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference on the front of this information pack. Supplementary information or CVs can be supplied.
As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: How will I contribute to the Worcestershire Colorectal team over the next 5 years?
Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr Pandey and Mrs Nicol to discuss the opportunity.
AAC INTERVIEW DATE - 14TH AUGUST 2025
Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will be expected to provide General Surgery to patients of the Worcestershire Acute HospitalsNHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will beexpected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated workwill be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home.The post-holder will develop close collaborative links with Clinicians working in his/her area of specialistexpertise and work to develop services to patients in these areas to the highest standard, according todepartmental protocols and Trust guidance. To include development of diagnostic and where appropriatetherapeutic protocols and guidelines, where appropriate this will involve active participation with PrimaryCare colleagues.The post-holder will participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services areprovided out of normal hours, 1 in 10 at Worcester Royal Hospital. This includes provision of emergency surgical care to paediatric patients who present to our Trust.The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patientreviews.The post-holder will take part in departmental and multi-disciplinary audit programmes in addition toundertaking individual audit. Participation is required in the Departmental Clinical Governance Programme.
About usOur purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Details Date posted02 July 2025
Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staff
GradeConsultant
Salary£109,725 to £145,478 a year On-call availability supplement where applicable
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference numberC9365-25-4279
Job locationsWorcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants 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 CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
AddressWorcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD
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Employer details Employer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
AddressWorcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD