Specialty Doctor in Colorectal Surgery

Buckshealthcare; Aylesbury, High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 61,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Aylesbury is looking for a Specialty Doctor to join the Colorectal Unit for a fixed term of 6 months. This role involves providing specialist colorectal services and requires full GMC registration. The position offers opportunities for flexible working and is ideal for candidates with experience in General Surgery and strong communication skills. The role is set to start from March 2026, with a competitive salary ranging from £61,542 to £99,216 annually.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to NHS discount schemes

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold full GMC registration and a license to practice in the UK.
• Experience at ST3+ level or higher in General Surgery is required.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and doctors-in-training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized colorectal services within the Colorectal Unit.
• Conduct elective colorectal specialisms including cancer surgery.
• Adapt job plan to the needs of the colorectal unit and ongoing training.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical audit experience

Surgical management skills

Teaching experience

Education

Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK

MRCS / FRCS or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Main area General Surgery. Grade Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor. Contract: Fixed term 6 months (2021 Specialty Doctor Contract). Hours: Full time, Part time, Flexible working. 10 sessions per week (Job plan to be agreed with department). Job ref 434-MSCC-370-B.

Site: Buckinghamshire. Town: Buckinghamshire. Salary: £61,542 - £99,216 per annum. Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 22/02/2026 23:59.

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) have a new post available for a Specialty Doctor in Colorectal Surgery for 6 months with the potential to be extended for a further 6 months.

This post is available to start from March 2026. This post will be based across two hospital sites, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury & Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe.

The Colorectal Unit and the Department of General Surgery at BHT have a long history of employing high calibre specialist medical staff in a variety of roles to help deliver ongoing continuous care to the patients of Buckinghamshire. These have previously consisted of SAS and Trust Grade Registrars at different levels of expertise and in different types of roles, and they have also evolved over time.

Currently we have an opportunity to create a full-time, fixed term (6 months minimum) Specialty Doctor role to continue providing specialist colorectal within the Colorectal Unit. The role encompasses different specialist colorectal skill sets and provides important services to colorectal patients.

ALL applicants MUST hold a FULL GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK.

We anticipate this to be a popular post and the job advert may close earlier than the stated closing date. We therefore recommend and encourage early applications for any interested candidates.

Main duties of the job

The Colorectal Unit in Buckinghamshire Healthcare consists of five full time colorectal surgeons, providing all aspects of elective colorectal specialisms, including colorectal and anal cancer surgery, with a very high proportion of these being performed laparoscopically, and since 2022 also robotically.

Example Job Plan

• Monday: am - Vetting & Pathway Dev (4 hours); pm - SPA (4 hours)
• Tuesday: am - Vetting (2 hours); pm - FDS clinic 8 patients (4 hours)
• Wednesday: am - Vetting & Pathway Dev (4 hours); pm - Lumeneye clinic at WGH (4 hours)
• Thursday: am - Vetting & MDT (4 hours); pm - FDS clinic 8 patients (4 hours)
• Friday: am - Vetting (4 hours); pm - Career Development (8 hours)

The job plan can be adjusted with notice/ negotiation to fulfil the needs of the colorectal unit and to take into account the developing expertise and ongoing training of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be encouraged and supported with pathway changes to improve the service, which may mean the job plan above evolves during the contract period.

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The attached Job Description describes the role currently being recruited for in detail, and some of the personal attributes required are listed in the Person Specification. The intention is for this post to set up a system of vetting suitable patients straight to test and avoid clinic consultation, setting up proctology services alongside those in existence to manage suitable FDS referrals and others and spend time developing and improving our FDS pathway. This position is mostly clinic and office based and requires knowledge of the colorectal surgical pathway and management of patients within the NHS in 2026. Career development time is specifically set aside to allow other skill development in colorectal surgery. This position does not include on call commitments. The candidates will need to possess the ability to learn new skills, demonstrate innovation and be willing to adapt to the requirements of the colorectal unit over time.

Person specification

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel to multiple sites
• Full Driving Licence and access to a car (Desirable)

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of speciality doctor
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Communication skills should be highly developed
• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit
• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government’s agenda for its modernisation
• Management training and experience

Experience

• Specialist training & experience General Surgery to ST3+ level or higher
• Experience and training in the surgical management of common, non-specialised emergency conditions in children.
• Logbook evidence of experience in General Emergency Surgery, Colorectal Emergency Surgery and Minimally Invasive and Open Colorectal Surgery and Lower GI Endoscopy

Qualifications/Training

• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK
• Appropriate higher surgical qualification in General Surgery (MRCS / FRCS or other equivalent examination demonstrating time spent in specialist training in UK or abroad). For this post MRCS part A would be acceptable, or proven skills in Colorectal outpatient services.
• Specialist skills to deliver Lumeneye clinic will be of benefit but will be trained
• Specialist skills and qualification to deliver HRA clinics (IANS certification)
• Specialist skills and understanding of most up to date NICE guidance and FDS pathways.
• High quality telephone clinic communication skills.
• Managerial and organizational pathway development skills, with innovative approach.
• Other subspecialist interests / Research interests desirable but not essential.

Trust CARE Values

• Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family and colleagues from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name: Arnold Goede. Job title: Consultant. Email: [e-mail]

Additional information

For an informal discussion or further information on this role, please contact Mr Arnold Goede on: [e-mail]