Consultant Colorectal Surgeon - Interest in Intestinal FailureNHS

Job summary

An immediate opportunity has arisen for a Colorectal Consultant appointment with a specific interest in Intestinal Failure/complex abdominal wall repair and benign colorectal surgery

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team. We are particularly keen to hear from individuals with experience in Intestinal failure and complex abdominal wall repair to assist delivery of the increasing regional workload, including collaboration with other NE Colorectal units.

The successful candidate will be expected to have experience of working at senior level in a tertiary centre specialising in providing Intestinal failure and complex abdominal wall repair and to have equivalency certification in robotic surgery.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:o Provide high-quality elective surgical care to the people of Newcastle and the wider NEo Further develop sub-speciality services as part of a multidisciplinary team

Job description

Administrative: Provide timely communication to the wider team in hospital and the community Contribute to the efficient running of elective and acute care. Engage with national audits (NELA, NBOCAP, IMPACT etc)Research: Engage with research activities in the department Provide leadership in supporting medical students and doctors in training deliver research projects

Teaching: The department leads many educational programs and teaching is an important part of this role Opportunities to lead/further develop courses are numerous via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC)

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust