Locum Consultant Bariatric & Upper GI Surgeon | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Bariatric and Upper GI Surgeon at Colchester Hospital, which is part of the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). This fixed-term post has been created to support the ESNEFT Complex Obesity Service which incorporates both medical and surgical pathways, and to support elective recovery for Upper GI and General Surgery patients (including 52- and 65-week breaches).

This is a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic candidate to be part of a multi-disciplinary team developing a new Complex Obesity Service and guide its future direction. Candidates would need to have a commitment to teaching and would have received training in advanced laparoscopic surgery. A candidate with a track record of publication would be ideal.

The post holder will help support elective recovery by undertaking Upper GI and General Surgery activity to reduce long-wait pathway, including 52 week and 65 week breaches.

The candidate would be expected to contribute to the overall work of the department of general surgery and take part in the general surgery emergency daytime on-call, weekdays and weekends (currently 1 in 24) and out of hours on-call rota which will be on a 1 in 24 basis. They would also take part in a 1 in 3 bariatric on-call rota.

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Matters. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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General

• Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the ED
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility
• Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
• Provide a role model of professional leadership which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation
• Ensure that junior doctors’ training conforms to College requirements
• Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s policy
• Become part of the ICENI teaching faculty in delivering or facilitating courses/programmes

Clinical

• Provide on-call cover as a general surgeon
• Provide on-call cover as a bariatric surgeon
• Provide specialist upper GI elective services including bariatric surgery
• Contribute elective Upper GI and General Surgery activity to support elective recovery and reduce 52- and 65-week breaches

This advert closes on Friday 12 Jun 2026