Job summary
- Main area
- General surgery
- Grade
- YM73
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7325799RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 P.A pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in HPB Surgery/General Surgeon
YM73
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking for a Locum Consultant HPB Surgeon to further develop our service. Key duties will be supervising and running operating lists, core and specialist clinics, diagnostics, on call cover, and care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including ward nurses and specialist nursing teams. The unit is active in research, quality improvement and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.
You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and preferably be on the Specialist Registrar or be within 12 months of obtaining CCT/CESR. Informal discussions are encouraged and you are invited to contact.
Main duties of the job
1. To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient, elective and non-elective HPB and general surgical service.
2. To contribute to the development and provision of a comprehensive HPB and general surgical service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
3. To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients.
4. To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in relevant NHS guidance and the Care Quality Commission reports.
5. To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the Lead Clinician, Service Manager, General Manager and Clinical Director.
6. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
7. The duties outlined are not definite and may be changed in accordance with needs of the service requiring the post holder to be cooperative and flexible.
Working for our organisation
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS, or equivalent FRCS (Gen Surgery) or equivalent
- CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview)
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree, e.g. MD/PhD
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Widespread broad-based knowledge of all aspects of HPB and General surgery
Desirable criteria
- Higher Specialist Training in HPB surgery.
- Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
Training Expected
Essential criteria
- Higher Specialist Training in HPB surgery.
- Competent in Minimally invasive surgery Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable criteria
- Expertise in Robotic HPB surgery
Management/Audit Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
- Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Experience in Governance management within NHS
Academic/Achievements Research/Publications
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
- Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
- PhD/ MD Thesis
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
- Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CSG
- Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable criteria
- IT skills and computer literacy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work.
- Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
- Collegiate approach to work and Colleagues
- Ability to promote change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
- Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner.
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
- Carl Pratley
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal discussions are encouraged and you are invited to contact
Mr Deepak Hariharan, Lead Clinician HPB Surgery
Email: [email protected]
Mr Carl Pratley, General Manager - Surgery
Email: [email protected]
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