Specialty Doctor

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.

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.

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

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.

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, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Final date to receive applications:
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.

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:

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