Locum Consultant in Colorectal

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Locum Consultant Colorectal / General Surgeon for a one-year fixed-term contract starting in September/October 2025. This role requires full GMC registration and involves supervising clinics, participating in a multidisciplinary team, and providing on-call service. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Colorectal Surgery and strong clinical governance knowledge. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council required.
• Experience in General Surgery with independent responsibility.
• Knowledge of principles of evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Supervise outpatient clinics and operating lists.
• Take part in weekly Colorectal MDT.
• Consultant General Surgery on-call of 1 in 12 schedule.

Skills

Colorectal Surgery

Laparoscopic Surgery

Endoscopy

Clinical Governance

Teaching

Education

MB ChB or Equivalent

FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Locum Consultant Colorectal / General Surgeon from September / October 2025 for 1 year

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a locum consultant surgeon with an interest in Colorectal Surgery with sub specialty interests in IBD. This is a fixed term contract post for 12 months from point of start date, with a full working week of DCC commitments.

This is a sabbatical leave replacement post to join our surgical on-call team of a frequency of 1:12.

Main duties of the job

Key duties will include:

·Supervising and running outpatient clinics, operating lists (independent and in a supporting role for more complex cases)

·Taking part in the weekly Colorectal MDT.

·Endoscopy lists if JAG accredited or working towards accreditation.

·Care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including ward nurses and our wider acute team.

·Emergency work: Consultant General Surgery on-call of 1 in 12 schedule.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

As this role is within scope of the current legislation COVID19 vaccination status will remain part of our routine Occupational Health check.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and your patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council.

It is an exciting time to be joining the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which has resulted from the merger of The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital NHS Trusts. The merger took place on 1 April 2020 and under the umbrella of the single NHS Trust both hospitals retain their identity and individual hospital names. Key services will remain on both sites and be managed as single teams across the whole Bedfordshire catchment area. The Colorectal department is currently evolving with the development of robotic surgery on both sites from 2023.

Applicants must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register and have MRCP. Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT.

Residence is required within ten miles by road or thirty minutes travelling time of the Hospital.

The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the successful candidate prior to commencement.

Person specification

Qualifications and Registration

• MB ChB or Equivalent.
• FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is mandatory before employment commences
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, CCT or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in General Surgery
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
• Experience in Laparoscopic Surgery
• Experience in diagnostic and therapeutic Colonoscopy in Endoscopy with JAG accreditation or to be working towards this.
• Comprehensive knowledge in Colorectal surgery and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems, both emergency and elective within General surgery.
• Evidence of subspecialty training or Colorectal fellowship out of region

Clinical Governance

• Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance and individual responsibilities it implies
• Knowledge of the principles of evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and direct experience of audit.
• An interest which improves the General Surgery and colorectal pathway in all aspects
• Evidence of implementing relevant evidence-based medicine
• Implementation of evidence-based guidelines
• Participation in relevant national audits.

Research

• Knowledge of the principles of research and ability to interpret and apply clinical research
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Teaching

• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students.
• Understands learner centered teaching.
• Completed a Teaching the Teachers or similar course within two years of appointment or agree to attend such a training course within one year of appointment.
• Interest in teaching medical, nursing and other groups of staff

Management and Administrative Experience

• Evidence of management experience or training.
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to manage and lead department
• Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities and waiting lists
• Ability to share departmental management duties e.g. staff rotas.

Personal attributes

• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
• Able to organise, prioritise workload and the ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
• Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
• Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical and on-call duties
• Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
• Ability to present effectively to an audience, using variety of methods and to respond to questions
• Satisfactory Trust health screening prior to appointment
• Have a commitment to CME/CPD
• Satisfactory DBS check

Knowledge and Standards

• Knowledge and Experience of Safeguarding for Children and Adults.
• Knowledge and experience of general and Colorectal
• Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC.
• Confirmation of satisfactory appraisal signed off by Responsible Officer
• Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS FT

Job overview

Locum Consultant Colorectal / General Surgeon from September / October 2025 for 1 year

(10 Programmed Activities)

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a locum consultant surgeon with an interest in Colorectal Surgery with sub specialty interests in IBD. This is a fixed term contract post for 12 months from point of start date, with a full working week of DCC commitments.

This is a sabbatical leave replacement post to join our surgical on-call team of a frequency of 1:12.

Main duties of the job

Key duties will include:

·Supervising and running outpatient clinics, operating lists (independent and in a supporting role for more complex cases)

·Taking part in the weekly Colorectal MDT.

·Endoscopy lists if JAG accredited or working towards accreditation.

·Care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including ward nurses and our wider acute team.

·Emergency work: Consultant General Surgery on-call of 1 in 12 schedule.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

As this role is within scope of the current legislation COVID19 vaccination status will remain part of our routine Occupational Health check.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and your patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council.

It is an exciting time to be joining the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which has resulted from the merger of The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital NHS Trusts. The merger took place on 1 April 2020 and under the umbrella of the single NHS Trust both hospitals retain their identity and individual hospital names. Key services will remain on both sites and be managed as single teams across the whole Bedfordshire catchment area. The Colorectal department is currently evolving with the development of robotic surgery on both sites from 2023.

Applicants must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register and have MRCP. Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT.

Residence is required within ten miles by road or thirty minutes travelling time of the Hospital.

The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the successful candidate prior to commencement.

Person specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

MB ChB or Equivalent.

FRCS (General Surgery) or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is mandatory before employment commences

Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, CCT or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview

Desirable criteria

Post graduate qualification MSc, MD, PhD, MA, Masters in Education

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in General Surgery

Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

Experience in Laparoscopic Surgery

Experience in diagnostic and therapeutic Colonoscopy in Endoscopy with JAG accreditation or to be working towards this.

Comprehensive knowledge in Colorectal surgery and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems, both emergency and elective within General surgery.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of subspecialty training or Colorectal fellowship out of region

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance and individual responsibilities it implies

Knowledge of the principles of evidence-based practice

Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and direct experience of audit.

An interest which improves the General Surgery and colorectal pathway in all aspects

Desirable criteria

Evidence of implementing relevant evidence-based medicine

Implementation of evidence-based guidelines

Participation in relevant national audits.

Research

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the principles of research and ability to interpret and apply clinical research

Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

Desirable criteria

Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal

Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Teaching

Essential criteria

Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students.

Understands learner centered teaching.

Completed a Teaching the Teachers or similar course within two years of appointment or agree to attend such a training course within one year of appointment.

Desirable criteria

Interest in teaching medical, nursing and other groups of staff

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of management experience or training.

Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service

Ability to manage and lead department

Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities and waiting lists

Desirable criteria

Ability to share departmental management duties e.g. staff rotas.

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff

Able to organise, prioritise workload and the ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances

Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership

Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks

Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical and on-call duties

Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work

Ability to present effectively to an audience, using variety of methods and to respond to questions

Satisfactory Trust health screening prior to appointment

Have a commitment to CME/CPD

Desirable criteria

Satisfactory DBS check

Knowledge and Standards

Essential criteria

Knowledge and Experience of Safeguarding for Children and Adults.

Knowledge and experience of general and Colorectal

Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC.

Confirmation of satisfactory appraisal signed off by Responsible Officer

Domicile

Essential criteria

Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS FT
Medical Workforce Department
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone [phone]

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Created on 01/08/2025 by TN United Kingdom