Locum Consultant in Upper General Surgery

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in England is seeking a dedicated Consultant UGI & Emergency Surgery to enhance surgical services and provide high-quality patient care. The successful applicant will be responsible for inpatient care and contribute to the surgical on-call rota. Applicants must maintain GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register for General Surgery. This is a full-time position offering a structured clinical environment focused on quality improvement and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of clinical service delivery and improvement.
• Experience in education and clinical supervision.
• Ability to manage on-call responsibilities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering high-quality clinical services.
• Contribute to inpatient care and surgical on-call rota.
• Provide an effective service for older people and support service developments.

Skills

Commitment to clinical service delivery

Quality improvement

Teaching and training

Education

Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Specialist Register for General Surgery

Job description

Consultant UGI & Emergency Surgery

Exciting opportunity for a full-time Consultant UGI and Emergency Surgery. The post holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to build a high quality clinical service by bringing new skills to the upper General Surgery service. The successful applicant will also contribute, with other Consultant colleagues, to the care of general surgery inpatients and the surgical on‑call rota.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will be a committed clinician with a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, quality improvement, teaching and training. The post holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Planned Care at The Hillingdon Hospital and the job plan will be negotiated annually.

An annual job planning and appraisal is required as part of the revalidation cycle. The post is a 9 + 1 PA post: 7.5 days of direct clinical care (DCC), 1.5 days of supporting professional activities (SPA) including clinical and educational supervision, audit and personal CPD, and 1 day of DCC for on‑call. Personal CPD must be included as part of the annual appraisal which is mandatory for the revalidation process.

The post holder will provide an effective and comprehensive service for older people and support continuing service developments. On call participation will be on an approximately 1:10 basis. The post holder will be encouraged to develop any areas of expertise of special interest that may be developed in accordance with the service needs of the department.

Qualifications & Registration

The successful candidate will have and maintain full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and should be on, or within six months of being admitted to the GMC’s Specialist Register for General Surgery.

Working Patterns

The role is an on‑call General Surgery rota with a 12‑hour consultant review plus 7 days working, under review in line with college guidance.

Employer

Hillingdon Hospital is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Our services are provided from both Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. The Trust has a turnover of around £250 million, manages 614 inpatient beds and employs over 3,300 staff. We deliver high quality healthcare to the residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon and to those living in the surrounding areas of Ealing, Harrow, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, giving a total catchment population of over 350,000 people.

The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics. The Trust also acts as a landlord to a number of other organisations that provide health services at Mount Vernon, including East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust’s Cancer Centre.