Job summary
Overview of the Consultant General Surgery role

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share best practice and promote team working within the General Surgical department and GI multidisciplinary team.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with consultant colleagues to provide a comprehensive General Surgery service for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Responsibilities include the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting the efficient operation of the department. The successful candidate will participate in the consultant on-call rota, provide out-of-hours care and cover colleagues during annual leave and authorised absences. The role includes delivering specialist clinical services within the post holder's area of expertise, maintaining high professional standards and contributing to service development. The post holder will supervise and support junior medical staff, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and professional requirements. Responsibilities include participation in undergraduate and postgraduate education, examinations, accreditation activities and continuing professional development. The successful candidate will contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, research and clinical governance activities, attending departmental and governance meetings as required. Additional duties include compliance with Trust policies, information governance, confidentiality, Health and Safety requirements, infection prevention standards and GMC Good Medical Practice, while undertaking other reasonable duties expected of a Consultant Surgeon.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-SACC26-8267196
Job locations: Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Essential qualifications

• Full General Medical Council (GMC) Registration
• Membership of Royal College of Surgeons
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (FRCS or equivalent)

Desirable qualifications

• Postgraduate thesis
• MD/MSc/MMEd/PhD
• Completed fellowship programme in UGI/HPB surgery
• JAG accreditation for gastroscopies/ERCP/EUS
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview

Essential experience

• Successful completion of an appropriate SpR/ST/equivalent training programme
• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Ability to lead and maintain clinical credibility with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Extensive practical General Surgery experience, in particular UGI/HPB Surgery
• Capable of taking part in the emergency General Surgery on call rota (excluding vascular)
• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit

Desirable experience

• Experience of advanced laparoscopic UGI/HPB surgery
• The potential to be Service Director or alternative medical management role in the future, including that of Governance lead
• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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.

Employer contact
HoS for General Surgery, Ms Elizabeth Gemmill, elizabeth.gemmill3@nhs.net, 01623622515

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