Consultant in General Surgery SJM

Job Title: Consultant General Surgery

Department: General Surgery

Base: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and St. Johns Hospital

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Consultant only if applicable:

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary Hospital

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above full time substantive position at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

This post is a full-time (9 plus 1 PA) substantive Consultant post. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the overall general surgery workload of the department, which may include out-reach sessions (endoscopy and outpatient clinics) at East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington. In addition, this post will be part of a 1 in 15 on call rota providing 24/7 elective and emergency general and upper gastro-intestinal services to the population of NHS Lothian. Both General Emergency surgical and Trauma admissions to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh are managed by a consultant of the week who has no elective sessions and full support of middle grade and foundation year doctors. The duties also include on-site week-end ward cover and nights on-call from home.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the established multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will join 4 other specialist surgeons and together will be responsible for the management of patients with oesophagogastric malignancies and specialist benign UGI conditions for the South-East Scotland cancer network. Approximately 80-90 cancer resections are undertaken each year in addition to providing specialist UGI emergency cover for the wider region. The successful candidate will be expected to have advanced laparoscopic skills and/or experience in robotic surgery. The post-holder should also have endoscopic skills

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. 

For an informal discussion please contact:

Ms Sarah Thomasset, Clinical Director for General Surgery email: sarah.thomasset@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk:

 email: chris.deans@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 

We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 7 January 2024