Consultant Upper Gi Surgeon

Medway Nhs Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Upper GI Surgeon to join the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics. The post involves benign UGI procedures and on-call duties, with a 10 PA plan averaging 8.5 PAs for DCC plus on-call time.

The appointment is permanent, full-time, with emphasis on teaching, audit and leadership. A structured job plan and annual reviews are part of the role, including on-call schedules and governance meetings.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice.
• MRCP.
• Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) desirable but not essential.
• On the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR.
• General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level.
• Experience teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates.
• Experience in clinical audit.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Formal Job Plan agreed within three months of commencement.
• Job Plan reviewed annually; covers clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial duties.
• Includes personal objectives and required support.
• First three months plan agreed between appointee and Directorate.
• Annual review after appraisal and ongoing governance meetings.
• On-call duties and weekend arrangements as per rota.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical governance

Audits

Education

MRCP

GMC licence

Specialist Register or near CCT

MD/PhD desirable

Job description

Consultant Upper GI Surgeon

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Surgical Services

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: TBC

Job summary

The new appointment would perform these benign upper GI procedures listed together with the already employed UGI surgeon. Both UGI surgeons will cover any patients in the hospital following UGI procedures. They will be contactable at weekends for discussion about this. As a cohort of general surgeons we will look after these patients as per the on call rota.

Main duties of the job

This job plan is a 10 PA job plan for an average of 8.5 PAs for DCC (including 1 PA per week for on-call) and 1.5 PAs for SPA. There is the possibility of additional PAs (e.g. Leadership roles) being available but this is by mutual agreement with the successful applicant and will be discussed at the job planning meeting that will take place within three months of commencement.

Week 3 includes a 24 hour on call

Week 6 includes Friday evening 5pm until 8am Saturday on call

Week 12 will include on call 8am Saturday - 5pm Monday

Departmental Mortality and Morbidity/ Clinical Governance Meetings will take place on variable days once a month for half a day in place of the days usual activity.

Consultants have even equitable spread of activity.

Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fair at every stage of the recruitment process.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Details

Date posted: 03 September 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year

Per annum/pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 275-2609CONUGI

Job locations: Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

A formal Job Plan will be agreed between the appointee, Service Manager and their lead Clinician, on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months after the commencement date of the appointee. The job plan will be reviewed within twelve months. This will be signed by the Clinical Director and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment. The Job Plan for the first three months will be agreed between the appointee and the Directorate. The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it should include personal objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.

We currently have one Upper GI surgeon employed at Medway Foundation Trust who undertakes the emergency on call, endoscopy and day case lists which include mainly laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic hernia repair. He is trained to undertake benign upper GI procedures including hiatus hernia repairs, anti-reflux surgery and dysmotility procedures. Please see attached full job description and main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
• MRCP
• An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) would be desirable but not essential
• On the specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/completion of CESR
• How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
• General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
• Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit
• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant.

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.

Applications 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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director, Richard Dickson-Lowe, [e-mail]

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