Trust Doctor (eqv to ST1-2) In General Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£45,715 - £51,931 Per Annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 1FR
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	10 Nov 2026
Closing date:	10 Dec 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the Royal London Hospital Department of General Surgery. The appointee will be attached to Colorectal, Vascular or Hepatobiliary surgical subspecialty firms and will participate in the on-call rota for General surgery and major trauma. The post is due to start as soon as possible.

The post predominantly provides practical emergency general surgery experience, but the postholder will also have duties with a subspecialty unit, including ward rounds, outpatient clinic and elective operating list attendance.

This position will suit doctors with full GMC registration with License to Practice, and relevant basic experience, interested in gaining further surgical experience before applying for entry to specialist training.

Please note that the vacancy may be closed prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please do not delay in completing and submitting your application.

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s top teaching hospital trusts. Our mission is to bring excellence to life; to give patients the best possible care so that they can live better, fuller, longer lives.

The Royal London provides complex tertiary and regional services in major surgical specialties including upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery, hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery, vascular and trauma surgery. The Trauma Service cares for multiply injured patients, involving participation in the trauma team response, serving the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.

The Royal London Hospital is the Major Trauma Centre for the North East London and Essex Trauma Network, serving a population of 2.5 million people with over 3000 Trauma calls per year. It is one of the leading Trauma Centres in the UK and has an International Reputation for teaching and research. There are daily ward rounds with the Trauma Service for multiply injured patients, participation in the trauma team response, serving the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Nov 2026

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