Senior General Surgery Registrar – SDEC & Emergency Care

Uhleicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Trust Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support, focusing on ambulatory care, safe discharge and admission avoidance.

The post offers leadership of resident doctors and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care. Closing date 25 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• Full MRCS qualification.
• Completion of ALS and BSS courses.
• Evidence of commitment to surgical training.
• ATLS, CCRISP courses.

Responsibilities

• Undertake senior clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of acute GI and general surgical presentations in the Surgical Triage/SDEC service.
• Make timely decisions about treatment, admission, discharge and specialist review, supporting ambulatory pathways and admission avoidance.
• Recognise deteriorating or clinically unstable patients and elevate promptly to the SDEC or on-call consultant team.
• Assess and manage emergency surgical patients admitted directly to the surgical admissions ward from the Emergency Department.
• Ensure safe discharge planning, appropriate safety-netting and follow-up, supported by accurate clinical documentation.
• Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day supervision for resident doctors, and support the development of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and medical students.

Skills

GMC registration

MRCS

ALS & BSS

ATLS

CCRISP

Education

GMC Licence to practice

MRCS

ALS & BSS courses

Surgical training commitments

ATLS & CCRISP courses

Job description

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Trust Registrar in General Surgery / SDEC at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The role combines senior clinical responsibility with consultant support, focusing on ambulatory care, safe discharge and admission avoidance.

The post offers leadership of resident doctors and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care. Closing date 25 November 2026.