Trust Registrar in General Surgery
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · Doctor & Consultant · viaNHS Jobs
£67,325–£77,348 a year
- Closing date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Posted
- 1d ago
- Specialism
- Doctor & Consultant
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5722572
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Job summary
Ready to take the next step in your surgical career? Join University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust as an ST3+ Trust Grade Registrar in General Surgery / Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at Leicester Royal Infirmary. This role offers the opportunity to combine senior clinical responsibility with consultant support, develop your decision-making skills and help deliver timely, patient-centred emergency surgical care.
You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, working alongside a dedicated SDEC Consultant, resident doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and nursing colleagues. In a busy service managing approximately 30-40 patients per weekday, you will assess and manage acute gastrointestinal and general surgical presentations, with a focus on ambulatory care, safe discharge and avoiding admission where clinically appropriate.
We are looking for an experienced surgical doctor who is keen to develop their clinical leadership and emergency surgical expertise.
Main duties of the job
Undertake senior clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of acute GI and general surgical presentations in the Surgical Triage/SDEC service.
Make timely decisions about treatment, admission, discharge and specialist review, supporting ambulatory pathways and admission avoidance where clinically appropriate.
Recognise deteriorating or clinically unstable patients and escalate promptly to the SDEC or on-call consultant team.
Assess and manage emergency surgical patients admitted directly to the surgical admissions ward from the Emergency Department.
Ensure safe discharge planning, appropriate safety-netting and follow-up, supported by accurate clinical documentation.
Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day supervision for resident doctors, and support the development of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and medical students.
Work collaboratively with nursing colleagues, Emergency Department teams, primary care, community providers and specialist services to support safe patient flow and coordinated care.
Participate in the SDEC/triage rota and morning and evening handovers, as well as ward rounds, outpatient clinics and theatre activity according to service requirements.
Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, service development, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and research, while maintaining professional development and mandatory training.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
Details
Date posted
12 November 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£67,325 to £77,348 a year Per annum, depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
358-8431438-KBC
Job locations
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service Delivery & Development
The ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team is essential to this post.
Promote the high performance of colleagues, teams and the department to ensure the correct utilisation of resources in optimising patient care delivery.
Promote fundamentals of quality improvement within the service and highlight areas of potential improvement initiatives for care, performance or cost saving improvement to senior management.
Maintain continuous learning and reflection in practice to supplement the team learning environment in place. Identify case studies and learning opportunities for junior staff to assist them in their development.
GovernanceEnsure compliance with clinical and operation governance to ensure delivery of safe and quality patient care in line with professional standards.
Ensure escalation of unmet standards to senior colleague to promote best practice working and compliance with national standards.
Ensure correct governance processes are undertaken when implementing significant change to ways of working to enable a validated approach to change management.
Comply with any service reviews or audits being undertaken on service provision to maintain high standards of operational performance.
Patient/Customer ServiceResponsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of clinical service are delivered, including patient communication and treatment.
Ensure good communication channels are developed with all grades of staff, both clinical and operational in order to promote a culture of team working and collaboration.
Ensure patient queries are dealt with in a timely, respectful and appropriate manner to enhance the patient experience at UHL and align with Trust values.
ResearchHave understanding of research principles and methodology, show interest in participating in research and an ability to critically analyse published research.
Job responsibilities
Service Delivery & Development
The ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team is essential to this post.
Promote the high performance of colleagues, teams and the department to ensure the correct utilisation of resources in optimising patient care delivery.
Promote fundamentals of quality improvement within the service and highlight areas of potential improvement initiatives for care, performance or cost saving improvement to senior management.
Maintain continuous learning and reflection in practice to supplement the team learning environment in place. Identify case studies and learning opportunities for junior staff to assist them in their development.
GovernanceEnsure compliance with clinical and operation governance to ensure delivery of safe and quality patient care in line with professional standards.
Ensure escalation of unmet standards to senior colleague to promote best practice working and compliance with national standards.
Ensure correct governance processes are undertaken when implementing significant change to ways of working to enable a validated approach to change management.
Comply with any service reviews or audits being undertaken on service provision to maintain high standards of operational performance.
Patient/Customer ServiceResponsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of clinical service are delivered, including patient communication and treatment.
Ensure good communication channels are developed with all grades of staff, both clinical and operational in order to promote a culture of team working and collaboration.
Ensure patient queries are dealt with in a timely, respectful and appropriate manner to enhance the patient experience at UHL and align with Trust values.
ResearchHave understanding of research principles and methodology, show interest in participating in research and an ability to critically analyse published research.
What you need to do now
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