Job summary
- Main area
- UGI- General Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 24 months (Fixed Term Contract from August 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (including 2.25 PA's on call commitment)
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-7235653-DP
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in UGI Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Locum Consultant in UGI Surgery (with special interest in cancer surgery) for 24 months from August 2025.
Based at the Royal Derby Hospital the UGI department provides a full range of out-patient diagnostic services and inpatient elective operating services for benign, bariatric and malignant disease as well as outpatient clinics and day case sessions. The department provides a full service to patients with Upper GI cancers across Derby-Burton and Bariatric services for the East Midlands, serving Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
There are currently 9 UGI consultants within the unit, supported by a team of junior doctors, clinical fellows and clinical nurse specialists.
The department has access to a 9 theatre inpatient suite and a 3 theatre Day Case facility. The inpatient theatre suite boasts two fully integrated laparoscopic theatres, and the Trust offers Da Vinci Robotic cancer surgery in urology, colorectal, head and neck and UGI/HPB, including UGI robotic cancer surgery.
Main duties of the job
This post will be based across Royal Derby Hospital and with clinical activity also delivered at community sites across Derbyshire. The post holder will have a 10 PA job plan including outpatient clinics, endoscopy, day case and inpatient operating as well as time for patient administration, ward rounds and supporting professional activities.
The post holder will provide emergency cover as part of a 1 in 9 consultant day time rota and 1:18 nights and weekends rota. The post holder will be expected to participate in a 1:8 surgical paediatric on call rota providing 24 hour cover for paediatric emergencies.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Provision alongside Upper Gastro-Intestinal consultant colleagues of a comprehensive service for Southern Derbyshire and the surrounding areas, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of cancer and benign general and upper GI disease.
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Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for proper delegation to and teaching of trainee staff.
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Provision of an out of hours general surgical service with consultant colleague including on-call commitments. Provision of subspecialty cover for Upper GI, cancer, bariatric & paediatric emergencies.
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Cover for consultant colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absence, including care of patients and supervision of trainee doctors (a minimum of 6 weeks’ notice must be given for all leave requests).
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Responsibility for the professional supervision, training and management of trainee medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
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Participation in medical audit under local arrangements, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
- Involvement in research and supervision of trainees in audit / research.
- Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate
- Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of the Trust such as domiciliary consultations, or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service. (This excludes work done under direct arrangements between an individual Consultant & a third party, e.g. Category 2
- Participation in Medical Student Teaching Programmes and Examinations.
- Responsibility for implementing Infection Control Policies
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS or equivalent higher qualification
- Full GMC with a license to practice at time of application
- Life Support Qualifications
- MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) at time of interview or evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Adequate training and experience in advanced laparoscopic general surgery
- Training & experience in managing the Upper GI cancer surgical patients
- Experience in managing surgical & paediatric emergencies
- 1 year NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- UK UGI surgical experience
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit management
- Experience of Multidisciplinary Team co ordination and Management
- Experience of managing and leading junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
- Attended a management/leadership course
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
Desirable criteria
- Specific teaching qualification
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
- Attended a recognised teaching training course
Audit/Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Experience of & commitment to clinical audit and/or Quality Improvement Projects
- Evidence and ability to assess & apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
- Experience of audit management
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nila Tewari
- Job title
- Consultant UGI Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 788554
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