About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) as a Consultant HPB and General Surgeon within a busy tertiary service, delivering specialist hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB), Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Major Trauma, care to a large regional population.
The post offers a varied and rewarding role across elective and emergency pathways, including complex cancer surgery, MDT-led care, and outreach work, supported by a well-established multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting service growth, improving patient flow and outcomes, and contributing to NUH's strategic priorities around high-quality care, performance and workforce sustainability, alongside opportunities in teaching, training and research within a major teaching hospital environment.
Main duties of the job The post holder will deliver a comprehensive Consultant-led service across HPB, EGS and Major Trauma, providing elective and emergency care for a complex surgical population. Key duties include undertaking major and day-case operating, outpatient and outreach clinics, and contributing to a high-volume tertiary HPB service within a well-established multidisciplinary team structure, including regular MDT participation.
About us Every day, our teams at NUH make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities. With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging. As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will provide a comprehensive Consultant-led service across HPB, EGS and Major Trauma, delivering both elective and emergency care for a complex surgical population. Duties will include undertaking major and day-case operating, outpatient and outreach clinics, and contributing to a high-volume tertiary HPB service within a well-established multidisciplinary team, including participation in regular MDT meetings and departmental planning. The appointee will be responsible for the management of inpatients and emergency admissions under their care, ensuring continuity and high standards of clinical practice, and will participate in a HPB, EGS and Major Trauma on-call rotas. In addition, the role includes active involvement in clinical governance, audit, risk management and quality improvement, alongside contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within a major teaching hospital. The successful candidate will also be encouraged to participate in research and service development, supporting ongoing innovation and growth of HPB and general surgical services at NUH. Please see the attached Job Description for more information.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
Full GMC registration CCT expected by start date Intercollegiate exam in General Surgery or equivalent
Desirable
Completion of an HPB fellowship in resection and/or liver transplant Higher degree (MD, PhD or similar)
Experience Essential
Exposure to major complex HPB resections Ability to perform liver and pancreatic resections Independent in laparoscopic biliary surgery Experience in major trauma surgery
Desirable
Independent HPB consultant experience Exposure to major complex HPB resection with vascular operating techniques Experience in gynae ultra radical debulking Experience in MDT processes including vetting and triage Experience in robotic surgery
Communication and Relationship Skills Essential
Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
Desirable
Specific training in communication skills
Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential
Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit Able to teach and support junior staff effectively Track record of Undergraduate teaching
Desirable
Peer reviewed publications and presentations
Planning and Organisation Skills Essential
Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery Able to delegate appropriately Able to work in a team
Desirable
Experience of change management
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address Queen's Medical Centre
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)