Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an additional permanent Consultant to join our team.

It is expected that the post holder will provide elective general, specialised colorectal surgical and laparoscopic services and emergency surgery. The post holder will provide expertise in the management of lower gastrointestinal malignancies and be a core member of the local MDT, interfacing with the regional cancer centres.

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical sessions across the Trust's three major sites. Support and contribute to the provision of emergency surgical care in a 1 in 8 rota will be based at Winchester. During time On Call, the consultant will not be expected to undertake elective surgery commitments. The applicant should also be JAG accredited and competent in colonoscopy.

This appointment will strengthen the existing successful track record of Hampshire Hospital's colorectal services, which has an enviable reputation for high quality patient care, innovation in service delivery and national leadership. The successful candidate will work principally alongside Mr A Miles, Mr D Gore, Miss E Cook, Miss Goulder and Mr T Moore on the Winchester site.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the post holder will provide elective general, specialised colorectal surgical and laparoscopic services and emergency surgery. The post holder will provide expertise in the management of lower gastrointestinal malignancies and be a core member of the local MDT, interfacing with the regional cancer centres. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical sessions across the Trust's three major sites.

Support and contribute to the provision of emergency surgical care in a 1 in 8 rota will be based at Winchester. During time On Call, the consultant will not be expected to undertake elective surgery commitments. The applicant should also be JAG accredited and competent in colonoscopy.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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