Job Summary
Wye Valley NHS Trust wishes to appoint a Locum Consultant General Surgeon who will provide a Consultant Surgeon service for the management of General Surgical diseases including laparoscopic cholecystectomies and hernias, as required for outpatient, inpatient and day-cases. This post is based at the County Hospital, Hereford.

This is a 6-month Locum full time post attracting 10 PAs.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide a Consultant Surgeon service for the management of general surgical diseases, including laparoscopic cholecystectomies and hernias, as required for outpatient, inpatient and day-cases at the WVT.
• Participate in multidisciplinary audit meetings.
• Be actively involved in postgraduate training / teaching especially for the SpRs in the department.
• Participate in departmental audit and clinical governance activity.
• Work with the management team to meet the organisation's waiting time targets for all patients.

About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Locum
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 229-SD-JC-8067468
Job locations: Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow road, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom

Job Description
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for further information.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full doctors GMC Registration with Licence To Practice
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
• FRCS or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Higher research degree
• Entry on Specialist Register in General Surgery, Or within six months of obtaining Specialist Registration (at the date of interview), or possession of CESR

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Broad training/experience in all aspects of General Surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCST in General Surgery

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the General Surgery firm and multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to assess clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.

Desirable

• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.

Research Experience
Essential

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Evidence of audit cycle completion

Desirable

• Evidence of having undertaken original research e.g. research based publication

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Demonstrated leadership abilities

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details
Employer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow road, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer Contact Details
Consultant Clinical Service Lead: Mr Adedayo Adeyemo
Email: adedayo.adeyemo@wvt.nhs.uk
Phone: 01432364021