About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to offer a full-time Trust Doctor (CT1-CT2) position in General Surgery at the Royal United Hospital Bath.
This is a fixed-term one year post commencing from 2nd Dec 2026 and provides an excellent opportunity to gain high-quality surgical experience within a supportive, well structured clinical environment.
This post offers the opportunity to attain competencies and improve portfolios prior to Core Surgical Training applications. The role supports a busy department delivering colorectal, upper GI and emergency surgical activity. This post will be 1:9 on call on the F2/CT rota.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will be primarily care of in-patients and the admission and primary care of emergency cases, including performance of surgical procedures. There will be opportunities to be supernumerary in elective subspecialty clinics or assist in and perform elective surgery according to learning objectives, previous experience and competencies. There is a training programme and regular audit and teaching sessions. On-call duties during working hours cover the General Surgery acute take.
There are 85 beds for General Surgery at the Royal United Hospital. The fourteen Consultants and two Associate Specialists all undertake a wide range of subspecialty surgery including colorectal, benign upper GI / HPB, breast and endocrine. This will be part of a clinical team led by a firm of consultants. The other team members at middle grade level include four Staff Grades, ten Specialist Registrars/Speciality Trainees 3-9. At the more junior tier there are three Core Trainees 1-2, a clinical fellow and two FY2 trainees.
About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description Job responsibilities You will be employed by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. This is a full-time appointment for one year from 2nd December2026. The salary scale for this post is £52,656 per annum (pro rata for less than part-time). Out of hours work will be remunerated by an additional supplement. The appointment will be terminable by three month notice in writing on either side. The duties to be performed will be determined by the Trust in consultation with such Consultants as may be concerned. You are normally covered by the NHS Hospital and Community Health Services indemnity against claims of medical negligence. However, in certain circumstances (especially in services for which you receive a separate fee) you may not be covered by the indemnity. You are therefore advised that you maintain membership of your Medical Defence Organisation. The person appointed will be a medical practitioner with full registration with the General Medical Council. A doctor must accept that he/she will perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation, where practicable, with his/her colleagues both senior and junior. It has been agreed between the professions and the Department that while juniors accept they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this sub-section are exceptional and, in particular, the doctor should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis. There is no peripheral allowance payable in respect of this post. Owing to the vulnerability of people receiving health care, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Details of any criminal convictions you may have had must be disclosed. Failure to do so could result in dismissal.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience Essential
MBBS and training in acute management of surgical patients
Desirable
ATLS/CCriSP/MRCS/BSS
Ability and Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of limitations and competent in history taking and examination
Desirable
Competent in basic laparoscopic procedures, hernia and appendicectomy
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
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address RUH Bath
Combe Park
Bath
BA13NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)