Locum Consultant in General Surgery | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum inclusive of london weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | Barnet, EN5 3DJ |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7378170/391-RFL-7378170 |
Summary
We are happy to advertise this 6 month Locum Consultant in General and Emergency Surgery at Barnet Hospital - Applications are invited for a 10 PAs Consultant post in General and Emergency Surgery at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust based at Barnet
Main clinical duties and responsibilities of the post
• Work as an Emergency General Surgeon and to be involved in a sub-specialist area of surgery that will complement the interests of the department.
• Provide hands on clinical leadership to the emergency general surgery pathway operating in accordance with the operational policy.
• Contribute to teaching, including undergraduate teaching, and the teaching and professional development of junior medical staff.
• Share in the general administrative and management responsibilities of the departments and participate in the R & D programmes of the department.
• Work with the existing consultants and colleagues in management
• Support infection prevention & control and antimicrobial stewardship activities.
• Participate in the supervision and training of specialty trainees and clinical scientists, teaching of other junior trainees, medical students and hospital staff as appropriate.
• Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement Participate in service development and policy review.
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The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:
• Provide senior clinician services to both the Emergency Department and the General Surgery Department as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust, and as required when on call.
• Work with consultant colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of Trust’s resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.
• Provide senior clinician services to area of special interest as per the job plan or as agreed within the Trust.
• Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
• Actively participate in the departments Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
• Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Royal Free to be your best
Example job plan
Emergency on Call 3
Surgeon of the Week 2.5
Clinic X1 1
Theatre x1 1.25
Endoscopy X1 0.75
WR/Meetings 0.5
9 + SPA = 10
This post provides an exciting opportunity to join our team of Consultants, Middle Grade Doctors and Junior Doctors in training. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to work with us to build on the existing strengths of the departments. Benefits of this post include: location (close to Greenbelt); affordable accommodation in nearby Hertfordshire; good local schools; a fair work life balance. As part of the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, we actively support training and have regular medical students in our departments.
Applicants must have full GMC registration. Our mission is to deliver World Class Care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by World Class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Working for our organisation
As part of the application process you will be asked to answer number of questions regarding World Class Care Values. In order to watch a video with the values, please visit our Trust's website.
You will also have the opportunity to work in the newly built Chase Farm Hospital. In the new Chase Farm Hospital we have brought together our wide range of services under one roof. Co-designed by our patients, staff, the Royal College of Art and specialist architects, we hope to have created a space which is accessible to all and will provide patients with an improved experience. We have an excellent track record in teaching and academic output. The department is a highly established and reputed training centre for undergraduate students.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025