Consultant Colorectal/General Surgeon (Advanced Colorectal Cancers)

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Colorectal/General Surgeon (Advanced Colorectal Cancers) The closing date is 08 July 2025

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, wish to appoint a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with a special interest in an advanced colorectal cancer. We are looking for a keen, dynamic Consultant willing to integrate with an existing team of 10 colorectal consultants to deliver a first-class service. It is a full-time post consisting of 10 PAs, of which 1.5 are dedicated SPA time. The job plan and SPA entitlement will be formally reviewed after 6 months and adjusted as necessary. The new appointee is expected to have elective and emergency commitments at LUHFT (Aintree and Royal Liverpool Hospitals sites). On call duties are described in detail further on. Applicants must have full GMC registration, entry on the Specialist Register for General Surgery via CCT or CESR (CP) or European Community Rights- proposed CCT/CESR(CP) date must be within 6 months of interview. They should be able to provide evidence of high standards achieved in technical operating, especially colorectal surgery. If successful, you will be joining a well-established unit and will be expected to participate in the development of our future services.

The Department of Colorectal Surgery currently have regular clinical duties on 2 sites of the Trust - Royal Liverpool Hospital (RLH) and Aintree Hospitals (AUH). This is being advertised as a full-time post, but all applications will be considered on merit, including those hoping to work less than full time.

Main duties of the job The successful candidate is expected to spend most of their clinical time managing advanced colorectal cancer cases, with a central role in the care of patients with complex pelvic malignancies often requiring multi-visceral resection. They will be supported and encouraged to develop expertise in multi-visceral surgery, working closely with gynae-oncology and uro-oncology teams through active participation in our Complex Pelvic Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of innovative pelvic surgery within a leading tertiary referral centre, with strong support for clinical development, academic collaboration, and research engagement.

The successful candidate will have a standard operating day on Saturdays, with appropriate provision for time off during the week to maintain work-life balance and meet job planning requirements. However, recognising the complexity and resource demands of multi-visceral surgery, these cases will not be scheduled for weekends. The candidate will have access to move such cases to appropriate weekday theatre lists to ensure optimal support and patient safety. Candidates currently enrolled in a recognised Pelvic Exenteration Fellowship programme, or those planning to undertake such training prior to commencing the role, will be fully supported. The department is happy to negotiate a flexible start date to accommodate fellowship completion.

About us Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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Job responsibilities We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced surgeon with expertise in pelvic exenteration to join our dynamic surgical team.

It is an exciting period for the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, with a brand-new state of the art hospital functioning in full capacity since October 2022. The Trust is committed to innovative and technical developments within surgery, and this is demonstrated within the services we deliver.

The position comes with full secretarial support, a shared office in our current building, and equitable support from the junior doctors and AHPs who form part of the wider colorectal team. We currently have 11 colorectal consultants, 6 ST places, 3 CST, 3 FY2 and 7 FY1 in colorectal, as well as 2 surgical assistants, a ward ANP and a team of 08 Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialists. There are RCS-approved advanced robotic colorectal fellow and a North of England laparoscopic fellows (NLF) in the department. In addition, there are two international colorectal fellows attached to the unit every year. There is also a dedicated full-time surgical stoma team of five specialist nurses providing in-patient and out-patient stoma services across the Trust. There is a 7-day rota of dedicated colorectal consultant cover to look after the inpatients to avoid problems associated with multi-site working. This post is a replacement post to match the increase in demand in an advanced colorectal cancer work within the current Colorectal Unit. As well as a busy Specialist Colorectal practice there is an Emergency General Surgery rota covering acute admissions to the AUH and RLH site, and we provide emergency support for the Liverpool Womens Hospital (LWH), Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH). There is an elective General Surgery component to the practise, including Day Case Surgery and short stay, which is performed on the AUH site. The successful applicant will be competent to perform colorectal cancer resections, either open or using minimally invasive techniques. The successful applicant is expected to operate advanced colorectal cancers though an interest in multi-visceral surgery is also desirable. It is expected that appointee will be a core member of colorectal MDTs and appropriate mentorship will be provided by a senior colleague.

Our unit hosts a dedicated, high-volume MDT meeting every Thursday morning, reviewing approximately 300 patients annually. These complex cases are approached through a structured mentorship model, offering regular opportunities for dual operating alongside senior colleagues. The vision of our Complex Pelvic MDT is to expand surgical indications to include higher sacrectomy and procedures beyond total mesorectal excision (TME), enabling us to deliver truly comprehensive care for patients with advanced and recurrent pelvic disease.

LUHFT colorectal is one the largest unit for colorectal diseases in the country; we perform over 320 colorectal cancer resections in each year. We are a tertiary referral centre for complex Crohns and IBD cases including re-do resections. The unit perform approximately 10-15 new ileo-anal pouch surgeries per year and have a cohort of pouch patients under surveillance. We are the only ACPGBI regional accredited ileo-anal pouch centre in the Northwest. We provide a regional tertiary referral service for anal cancer, early rectal cancers, advance pelvic oncology, pelvic floor disease and complex polyps for the Merseyside and Cheshire population including the Isle of Mann.

Currently weekly colorectal MDT meetings occur every Tuesday morning and include regional MDTs of Small Early Rectal Cancer (SERC), Significant Polyp and Early Rectal Cancer (SPECC) and Anal Cancer followed by the wider Colorectal Cancer MDT. The Colorectal MDT meetings are supported by colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, oncologists, specialist Cancer Nurse Specialists and radiologists. There is a separate complex pelvic MDT every Thursday morning with Gynae-oncology, urology, colorectal surgeons interested in pelvic exenteration, plastic surgery and radiology. Patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancers are discussed in Regional Advanced Colorectal MDT meetings which are based on the Royal Liverpool site. Oncology services are provided by Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

Colorectal cancer surgery is often demanding and require a team effort not only from multiple surgical specialities but also from anaesthetic, theatre scrub staff, post-operative nursing, stoma therapists, psychology, and discharge planning teams. RLH has been nominated as the site for elective colorectal cancer surgery including exenteration.

The LUHFT gastroenterology department is currently based on two sites (RLH and AUH) and provides a high standard of care, training, and research in benign and malignant gastroenterology disorders. There are further sub-specialities within gastroenterology including luminal endoscopy, nutrition and hepatology. The department provides advanced endoscopic therapeutic procedures including EMR, ESD, POEM, stents and EUS. In addition . click apply for full job details