Job Description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is welcoming applications for a Consultant General and Benign Biliary/Upper GI Surgeon. This can be for a permanent or fixed term contract.
You will provide benign general surgical and upper gastrointestinal surgical services to the community served by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust. You will play a key role with colleagues in further developing general surgical services. You will provide, alongside consultant colleagues a service in general surgery involving in-patient and out-patient work and share in the on-call rota.
This post is to support the development of the General Surgery service. All staff support and ancillary facilities are in place. There will be office space for you with a dedicated computer and IT facilities and medical secretarial support.
We welcome informal visits and enquiries.
Please note we are only able to offer in person interviews - not virtual.
Main duties of the job

• To provide a general surgical service including general surgical elective activity and 1 in 9 on call emergency cover for general surgery at QEH
• To provide elective benign biliary/Upper GI surgical service
• Consultants are required to have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper funding of their departments. They are expected to undertake administrative duties that arise from these responsibilities.
• To provide an Outpatients service for new referrals and for ongoing care.

About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Date posted
10 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
xc2xa3105,504 to xc2xa3139,882 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
426-510-24EG-B
Job locations
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.
Person Specification
Entry Criteria
Essential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MD, PhD or evidence of equivalent training an experience

Experience
Essential

• Training and interest in benign elective and emergency general surgery
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
• Training and interest in laparoscopic benign upper gastrointestinal and/or laparoscopic benign biliary surgery
• A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty
• Strong Upper GI endoscopy experience and skills
• Experience at consultant level
• Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework

Person Specification
Entry Criteria
Essential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MD, PhD or evidence of equivalent training an experience

Experience
Essential

• Training and interest in benign elective and emergency general surgery
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatric and adults.
• Training and interest in laparoscopic benign upper gastrointestinal and/or laparoscopic benign biliary surgery
• A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty
• Strong Upper GI endoscopy experience and skills
• Experience at consultant level
• Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework