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Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Colorectal and Pelvic Floor consultant. 
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and well-established team consisting of eight consultants at Royal London Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust. 
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing general in-patient and outpatient adult care, including out-of- hours on-call commitment. 
The post includes 10 PA of activity/40 hours per week

Please note we that the vacancy may be closed prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please do not delay in completing and submitting your application.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.
If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Main duties of the job

•    The post holder will have full and continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

•    Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trusts’ business plans.

•    Liaise and work in collaboration with the Lead Clinician, Senior Management and administration teams for Surgery and with the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) that support the service.

•    With the agreement of the Clinical Lead and Clinical Service Group Director, development of his/her own interests and sub-specialties within the specialty, in line with business planning principles and commissioners’ approval, including active participation in research programmes.

•    Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

•    When on leave or working away from the Royal London main hospital site patient cover will be facilitated by the colorectal service and General Surgery department.

•    Periods of leave should be spread across the spectrum of job planned activity. 

Working for our organisation

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.  

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.