Job summary
- Main area
- OG
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 month)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On call rota)
- Job ref
- 216-G3-OG7060991
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading
OG Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the OG team. This person will undertake some aspects of the OG service, such as theatres and outpatient clinics, as well as being part of the General Surgical rota for on call.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has become available in our busy OG, for a Senior Clinical Fellow. This is not a formally recognised training post, but the successful candidate will be given the same training opportunities as those on a recognised training programme.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for exposure to a large number of general surgery cases as well as subspecialty practice in OG. The successful candidate will participate in the standard work of the unit, including commitment to the general surgery on call rota in line with other middle grade doctors on the general surgical unit. There will be a commitment to the teaching of medical students within the post.
Working for our organisation
University Plymouth Hospitals is a large tertiary referral centre for hepato-pancreatobiliary and oesophago-gastric surgery with large colorectal, breast and vascular units.
There is an extensive commitment to emergency workload with an acute take usually admitting around 30 patients in 24 hours and the sub-speciality Colorectal, OG and HPB units running a speciality-specific rota on call 7 days a week.
The HPB unit has 5 consultants and the unit undertakes both open and laparoscopic surgery for complex benign and malignant conditions of liver, pancreas, and biliary system. The unit also undertake retroperitoneal sarcoma resections.
The OG team consists of 6 consultants and is one of the largest volume resection centres in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCS OR Equivalent medical qualification
- Successful completion of MRCS or equivalent at time of application
Desirable criteria
- Achieved Grade
Fitness To Practice
Essential criteria
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Health
Essential criteria
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including: Good clinical care, Maintaining good medical practice, Good relationships and communication with patients, Good working relationships with colleagues, Good teaching and training, Professional behaviour and probity & Delivery of good acute clinical care
- Evidence of achievement of CT competences in Core Surgery at time of appointment & projected completion of CT/ST2 competences in Core Surgery by time of appointment.
Language Skills
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English or have the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6
- If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence
Career Progression
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide a complete employment history
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- At least 24 months’ experience3 in General Surgery related experience at ST1-3 level or equivalence in TD posts at time of appointment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Arun Ariyarathenam
- Job title
- OG Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 432070
- Additional information
Vickie Edwards
Service Line Manager
01752 439279
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
- Telephone
- 01752439787
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