Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term post from 1st October 20024 to 30th September 2025.)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (plus out of hours)
- Job ref
- 184-EW6501349
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Yeovil District Hospital
- Town
- Yeovil
- Salary
- £63,152 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
This Fellowship aims to equip the Fellow with the skills to work as a Consultant experienced in the laparoscopic management of all facets of colorectal disease. One Fellowship is offered to run for a fixed term of twelve months at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Trust from October 2024 to September 2025.
This full time post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Colorectal Team at Yeovil District Hospital, which will include a middle grade on-call in the Department of General Surgery, on a 1:8 Hybrid with prospective cover. This may be subject to change in line with EWTD working regulations.
Main duties of the job
The workload includes advanced laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectum, such as complex laparoscopic pelvic surgery for cancer and benign conditions, Laparoscopic Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection.
The candidate will also gain experience in complex hernia surgery both laparoscopically, open (component separation) and transanal minimal invasive surgery including transanal TME. The candidate will have exposure to diagnostic endoscopy for both upper and lower GI tract.
Working for our organisation
Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital (Somerset NHS Foundation Trust) have merged to become one single Trust, offering combined health care service to the population of Somerset. Our aim is to offer harmonious patient and workforce experiences across both sites, offering the same standard of care to our patients.
We are an ambitious Trust with a family feel and our vision is to care for our patients as if they are one of our family. Our aim is for our Trust to be a fundamental part of a vibrant, sustainable, and collaborative healthcare community; patients’ first choice for acute health care, founded on a reputation of quality, safety and compassion. Running a highly-successful quality improvement initiative, we aim to drive innovation with patient-centred thinking.
Serving a population of approximately 220,000, the Hospital has enjoyed a successful history; trusted and respected by our patients, staff and commissioners. Our successful nurse recruitment campaign has put us in a strong position to care for our patients and our highly-regarded, active Research and Development department is involved in a wide range of local, national and international research studies, with record numbers of patients recruited onto trials this year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Fellow will work directly with and under the supervision of two Consultant surgeons within the Department of Colorectal Surgery which comprises a total of five Consultant Surgeons. The Fellow will be under the direct educational supervision of Mr Nader Francis. It is aimed at trainees who are post-CCT or within the last 12 months of ST training in Colorectal Surgery.
For further details regarding the roles and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or Equivalent
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Evidence of commitment to continuing Professional Development – willingness to undertake relevant courses.
- Full Registration with the GMC and hold a licence to practice at time of application.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 4 years post grad training
- Minimum of 2 years exposure to Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
- Experience of working in the UK or EU or equivalent health care system other than a clinical attachment
Skills abilities and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively in written English
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of commitment to pursue a career in Surgery
Audit and Teaching
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles and evidence of direct involvement in a specific audit in the last 18 months
- Evidence of interest and experience in teaching appropriate to Medical students and Doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team (where required)
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
- Professor Nader Francis
- Job title
- Consultant Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01935 384244
- Additional information
Mr John Spearman, Clinical Lead for Surgery on 01935 384599.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital Site
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
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