EGS Consultant Surgeon

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospital trust in Birmingham is seeking a Consultant in Emergency General Surgery to work in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have significant experience in GI surgery and excellent teamwork skills. The position involves emergency on-call duties and opportunities for teaching. The role offers a chance to contribute to service redesign in a multi-million-pound facility.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in general surgery (upper GI and lower GI surgery).
• Experience in the management of torso trauma.

Responsibilities

• Work with local managers and colleagues in the efficient running of the service.
• Take part in the emergency on-call rota.
• Participate in postgraduate and undergraduate medical teaching.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Good organisational skills

Good team worker

Education

FRCS (Gen) or equivalent

Entry on GMC specialist register

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

EGS Consultant Surgeon

The closing date is 18 November 2025

The department of General Surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant in Emergency General Surgery with an interest in either Upper or Lower GI. We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant in Emergency General Surgery with an interest in either Upper or Lower GI surgery. The CDG9A General Surgery directorate is based at the Queen Elizabeth site. The directorate also includes a mix of Upper GI, Lower GI and Sarcoma Consultants based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The resident doctor team includes Specialist Registrars, senior clinical fellows and various resident doctors.

This is an exciting time for the service. With the multi-million pound development of our Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) facility, there are major opportunities to fundamentally redesign our pathways. The post-holder will support the delivery of this service alongside ACPs and resident doctors. They will help us to refine our pathways to ensure our care is as safe and effective as possible, as well as providing a high-quality patient experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will take a full part in the emergency on call rota in concert with the other General Surgical Consultants.

Person Specification

• FRCS (Gen) or equivalent
• Entry on GMC specialist register
• Wide experience in general surgery (upper GI and lower GI surgery).
• Experience in the management of torso trauma
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational skills
• Good team worker
• Willingness to adhere to agreed guidelines of management

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

There are up to two on call rotas. There is the emergency on call rota at the QE based on two consultants being on call at a time and sharing the nights. On call is Monday to Thursday, and the Friday to Sunday the following weekend. There is no elective work scheduled when on call and the Friday to Monday after the weekday on call is scheduled as a day off (after the morning handover).

For those with a Lower GI interest there may be another on call at Solihull Hospital around the elective patients on that site. This is Monday to Sunday and is shared by all of the colorectal consultants at the two main hospital sites.

• To participate in postgraduate and undergraduate medical teaching and to the training and development of all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To participate in the training and supervision of all Specialist, foundation, and core trainees under your responsibility
• To participate in regular clinical audit
• To ensure that clinical services are efficiently administered
• To maintain CPD
• To participate actively in clinical governance
• To develop audit / research interests within the resources available
• The post holders will be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities that fall within the broad framework of the post.
• As this is a post in a developing Trust structure, the role will be reviewed from time to time and the post holder is expected to respond flexibly to develop this and/or other roles to enable the trust to meet differing priorities.

Person Specification

• FRCS (Gen) or equivalent
• Entry on GMC specialist register

Qualifications

• FRCS (Gen) or equivalent
• Entry on GMC specialist register

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust