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Specialty Doctor in General Surgery

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Scunthorpe/Grimsby, DN33 2BA

Salary

£63,696 to £102,689

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

20 September 2026

16 days left

Job description

10 PA's per week (plus adjustments for on-call) The General Surgical department at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides a var...

The department serves a population of 210,000 for General Surgery, comprising of list cases, endoscopy sessions, emergencies and outpatient clinics.

The department is extremely busy and the person appointed will take part in regular operating and outpatient sessions as well as having ward duties.

The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of general surgical procedures in a busy district general hospital.

The appointee will be expected to deliver high quality care to the patients presenting to the department.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Qualifications & Eligibility

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2/CT2 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
  • oapplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English
  • R ohave the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7 OR ohave achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
  • Evidence of 4 years (FTE) postgraduate training in the UK (or equivalent training) of which at least 2 year's training must be in relevant specialty or a recognised equivalent training.

Clinical

Essential

  • General Surgery experience and general skills so able to demonstrate they can safely provide Middle Grade cover for acute on-call.
  • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, MRCS or equivalent
  • Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
  • Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job
  • Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.

Desirable

  • ATLS
  • Previous experience at Middle Grade level
  • Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching where required in the job.

12 months's uk experience as a Specilaty Doctor:

Essential

  • At least 12 month's uk experience as a Specialty Doctor

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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About the employer

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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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