Location
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
21 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
07 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

43 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Meets professional health requirements

  • Other

    Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

  • Other

    Must be able to meet on-call requirements

  • Other

    Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK

  • Management and Leadership

    Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to practice independently as a consultant

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Knowledge of the principles involved in research

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Evidence of involvement in research

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Experience of teaching medical students and AHP’s

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Experience of supervising trainees.

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Evidence of peer review research papers relevant to the person specification.

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Full and specialist registration in either AIM or GIM with the General Medical Council (GMC) OR Within 6 months of obtaining expected CCT date at time of interview (*)Locum candidates will be considered without CCT or CESR

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    JAG accreditation in Lower GI Endoscopy or clear plan to achieve

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in colorectal and General Surgery.

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Demonstrates expertise or interest in Anal Neoplasia and Colorectal Cancer

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Demonstrates clinical interests which will complement the current service provision

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Awareness of personal limitations and critical approach to work.

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Caring attitude towards patients

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Commitment to continuing medical education.

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of the team and be able to integrate with current consultant colleagues, structure, balance and future development (to include resilience).

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions

  • Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

    Ability to be a flexible team member

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to cancer services

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Ability to perform major resectional Colorectal Surgery

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Ability to perform complex laparoscopic surgery

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Positive approach to evidence based practice

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Evidence of recent and regular engagement with icontinuing professional development (CPD) scheme

Desirable

13 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Management and Leadership

    Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures

  • Management and Leadership

    Management experience

  • Management and Leadership

    Ability to manage and lead a specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate.

  • Management and Leadership

    Attendance at a management training course and evidence of learning from it.

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Additional academic experience and qualifications e.g. PhD

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Evidence of publication of peer reviewed academic papers

  • Research, Teaching and Training

    Ability to increase the academic profile of the department.

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust’s service strategy

  • Qualifications, Training and Experience

    Demonstrates experience in High Resolution Anoscopy and Endorectal Ultrasound

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Trained as a Consultant Appraiser

  • Clinical Knowledge, Skills, Clinical Governance and Audit

    Broad range of IT skills

Job overview

This is a post for one consultant in Colorectal Surgery at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT), predominantly based at the City site (Bristol Royal Infirmary).

The successful candidate will be able to offer sub-specialist practice in Anal Neoplasia and Early Rectal Cancer, as well as to provide support to the Gynae-oncology and Endometriosis services. There will also be the opportunity to undertake resections as part of the cancer MDT and for benign disease. Experience in robotic colorectal surgery is desirable, but not essential. An academic interest would also be helpful to support the department. The post holder will have a general surgical on-call commitment and provide a dedicated session in Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be working with colorectal consultants already specialising in the above areas, in addition to colleagues within the wider multidisciplinary team.

There is a strong team approach to the care of patients and the clinical timetable is written to take into consideration on-call commitments and the overall annualised team-based job plan. This is designed to facilitate opportunities for joint consultant operating, as required, and to deal with variations in urgent workloads.

The consultant surgical members of the team share the day-to-day care of in-patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed description of the job please download the Job Description document or contact us. Thank you

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.

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This advert is for Colorectal Consultant with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor General Surgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.

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