Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Northerncare Alliance for the appointment of a substantiveConsultant General and Colorectal Surgeon based at Salford Royal Hospital.

This is a new consultant appointment within a well-established and highly regarded colorectal service. The successful candidate will join a team of nine specialist lower gastrointestinal (LGI) surgeons within the General Surgery Directorate, working alongside colleagues across colorectal surgery, emergency general surgery, intestinal failure and other specialist services.

The post offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and collaborative surgeon to contribute to the delivery and further development of a high-quality colorectal service, while also playing an active role in emergency general surgery. We welcome applications from candidates with additional specialist interests that complement the existing service, including colorectal cancer, abdominal wall reconstruction, intestinal failure, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor and functional bowel disorders, and trauma.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of colorectal surgical services, including the diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign and functional colorectal disorders and complex and tertiary colorectal conditions

Applicants will be required to be competent in the surgical management of colorectal cancer and will be core members of the MDT. The unit has a long established focus on laparoscopic resections and is now an established robotic colorectal unit. Experience and expertise in additional areas of colorectal practice are welcomed.

The colorectal service has evolved in response to increasing demand for colorectal cancer care and the development of an expanding tertiary and supraregional service for complex colorectal patients. The service benefits from close integration with the National Intestinal Failure Unit, one of only two National Reference Centres for Intestinal Failure in the UK, providing a unique environment for the management of patients with complex gastrointestinal disease.

The Colorectal Department runs a Consultant of the Week (COW) model on a 1:9 (1:10 with this appointment). This a a day-time service which does not include any oncall element. The duty consultant delivers a ward round of all Colorectal inpatients, a virtual clinic for patients on the TWW pathway and ah hoc specialist support to colleagues.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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