Colorectal Consultant

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation trust are seeking a Colorectal surgeon at University Hospital of North Durham. You will join a team of 12 colorectal consultants providing for a population of 650,000. Interests in pelvic floor disorder and SNS to complement existing colleagues are essential, however, other additional interests will be supported (cancer/IBD). The position will include emergency on-call at the UHND (1:10). We have two pelvic floor surgeons and have monthly local pelvic floor MDT meeting with urogynaecologist, gastroenterologist, colorectal radiologist and nurse specialists. We also have a regional monthly MDT meeting in Newcastle. Our anorectal physiology lab is Consultant led with the support of a clinical scientist and nurse specialist. The pelvic floor service is also supported by two nurse specialists and a physio who provide a biofeedback and rectal irrigation service. We have an internationally renowned expert in constipation and functional bowel
disease with an active functional bowel research department and a linked surgical research fellow post. The successful applicant would have the opportunity to participate and develop a research portfolio., The post advertised is for a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon. A special interest inpelvic floor would be advantageous but other interests would be considered if this was complimentary to existing surgical interests.

It is envisaged that it will be increasingly difficult to accommodate all future advances in specialist treatments and interventions at each of our main hospital sites in an NHS dominated by new regimes including Practice Based Commissioning, Choose and Book and Reference Costs.

Taking this into account it is proposed that whilst a successful candidate will spend most of their programmed activities at University Hospital of North Durham in the north of the Trust it is expected that the role would involve programmed activities at other hospitals within the Trust should this be necessary.

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

£99,532 to £131,964 a year YC72 Pay Scale per annum pro rata