Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgery

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited for appointment of a substantive consultant in General Surgery (10 PAs) with a specialist interest in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) surgery to join the existing team of HPB cancer surgeons at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford. This is a new appointment to join the team of HPB surgeons as part of the Regional HPB Unit.

This appointment will strengthen the critical mass of expertise in the unit, improve the sustainability of the specialist on call commitment and position the Trust well in ensuring sufficient capacity to provide for the additional work expected as Cancer Alliances begin to develop plans for sustainable specialist services.

Main duties of the job

The HPB team have established the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust/Royal Surrey Cancer Centre as a centre for the treatment of HPB cancer as well as providing a tertiary service for emergency regional transfers. The Centre serves 7 other Cancer Units, comprising a catchment population of approximately 2.4 million within the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance. In addition, this HPB unit accepts referrals from several other NHS trusts, creating an effective catchment of 3 million.

The postholder will be expected to contribute to the emergency general surgery on-call rota as well as provide an on-call service for specialist HPB surgery.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Details

Date posted

28 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum, dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

384-PD-EMF19387

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a 10 PA post for a Consultant in General Surgery (with a specialist interest in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgery) based at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a 10 PA post for a Consultant in General Surgery (with a specialist interest in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgery) based at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery (or relevant specialty) via CCT or Porfolio Pathway
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Higher surgical qualification
  • Provider status in ATLS/APLS/ALS or equivalent, or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview date

Desirable

  • Higher postgraduate research degree
  • Educational Supervisor qualification
  • Appraisal qualification
  • Qualification in leadership and/ or clinical management
  • Teaching/Education Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Suitable training and exposure to advanced HPB cancer surgery and benign upper GI surgery
  • Significant experience in a dedicated high volume HPB unit
  • Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
  • Experience of advanced laparoscopy

Desirable

  • Experience of minimal access HPB Surgery
  • Fellowship-level clinical HPB experience

Skills

Essential

  • Trained in radical HPB resectional surgery and in relevant aspects of HPB cancer
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery skills

Desirable

  • Advanced endoscopic skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Surgery (or relevant specialty) via CCT or Porfolio Pathway
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Higher surgical qualification
  • Provider status in ATLS/APLS/ALS or equivalent, or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview date

Desirable

  • Higher postgraduate research degree
  • Educational Supervisor qualification
  • Appraisal qualification
  • Qualification in leadership and/ or clinical management
  • Teaching/Education Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Suitable training and exposure to advanced HPB cancer surgery and benign upper GI surgery
  • Significant experience in a dedicated high volume HPB unit
  • Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
  • Experience of advanced laparoscopy

Desirable

  • Experience of minimal access HPB Surgery
  • Fellowship-level clinical HPB experience

Skills

Essential

  • Trained in radical HPB resectional surgery and in relevant aspects of HPB cancer
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery skills

Desirable

  • Advanced endoscopic skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director for GI Surgery

Mr Rajesh Kumar

rajesh.kumar16@nhs.net

01483571122

Details

Date posted

28 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum, dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

384-PD-EMF19387

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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