The successful candidate will join a dynamic and supportive General Surgical team of 14 Consultants mainly based at King’s Mill Hospital. The department provides comprehensive general surgical emergency and elective surgery, supported by the regional tertiary centre and is committed to delivering safe, personalised and compassionate care to patients across the region.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals has a strong culture of clinical excellence, innovation and staff engagement. Consultants are encouraged to contribute actively to service development, clinical leadership, quality improvement, education and training, and research activities. The department maintains excellent collaborative relationships with regional tertiary centres, ensuring patients have access to specialist services while enabling consultants to develop subspecialty interests and professional expertise.
King’s Mill Hospital benefits from modern facilities, advanced diagnostics and a highly skilled multidisciplinary workforce. The hospital has been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), reflecting the Trust’s commitment to delivering exceptional patient care and fostering a positive working environment.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated General surgeon to join a forward-thinking NHS Foundation Trust with an excellent reputation for patient care, innovation and staff wellbeing, and to play a key role in shaping the future of health services for the population.
Overview of the Consultant General Surgery role
1. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
2. To share best practice and promote team working within the General Surgical department and GI multidisciplinary team.
3. Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
4. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
5. To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for details of main responsibilities.
