Trust Registrar - General Surgery / Colorectal | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	The Hillingdon Hospital
Salary:	£45,715 - £69,976 HCA £2162
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Uxbridge, UB8 3NN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	29 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Hillingdon Hospital wishes to appoint a registrar to work in the emergency general surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery units in the department of general surgery. This is a great opportunity for an early to mid-level registrar wishing to improve their general surgery laparoscopic skillset. The department has recently started a new benign upper GI surgical unit for anti-reflux surgery and hiatus hernia repair. There is a large colorectal cancer unit mainly involving robotic cancer surgery as well abdominal wall reconstruction. The candidate would get exposure to this unit as well. At present, this post does not have educational approval and is therefore a service post. This post is not recognised for training and full registration with the GMC will be required to undertake this position.

The Hillingdon Hospital, which is situated near Uxbridge in the south of the London Borough of Hillingdon, has over 600 beds. In the north sector, Mount Vernon Hospital is also managed by Hillingdon Trust. The Chief Executive is Lesley Watts. The hospital offers a wide range of specialities, treating 44,000 in-patients a year. Amongst these services is a large A&E department, which deals with approximately 100,000 attendances per year, an Acute Cardiac Unit and Intensive Care Unit with an adjoining four-bedded High Dependency Unit.

Five years ago, the A&E department underwent a redevelopment programme. Facilities exist for assessment, treating and discharge of minor injuries. In addition to the refurbishment of the resuscitation area, there exists a five-bedded Observation ward. There is already consultant physician presence and responsibility in place for medical emergencies.

Hillingdon Hospital has seven operating theatres including a dedicated Orthopaedic theatre. The hospital has an excellent Day Care Unit adjacent to the operating theatres comprising of 23 beds. At Mount Vernon Hospital site there is a new treatment centre providing modern Orthopaedic and General Surgical wards, theatres with laparoscopic facilities and outpatient consulting rooms.

The Trust has a Board of Directors including five non-executive Directors who are responsible for the business planning of the hospital. They are committed to providing the greatest range of high-quality services.

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026

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