Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellow

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

This post is for a Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellow to work within the Colorectal and General Surgery Units at the Royal Berkshire Hospital alongside, and under supervision of, the colorectal consultants. It is intended for a post-CCT Specialist Registrar who has a specialist interest in colorectal surgery who is awaiting a definitive Consultant post. The post will provide generous experience of emergency and elective procedures in both independent and supervised practice. The fellow will have access to operating sessions including, dependent on experience, unsupervised lists. The expectation is that the successful candidate will also be involved in outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and all aspects of the firm's clinical and academic activities. They will also contribute to training of core and specialist trainees.

This is a fixed term post for a period of 12 months

Main duties of the job

The fellow will be expected to be involved in all aspects of the Trust's clinical and academic activities including operative and ward-based teaching of juniors including Core Surgical (CT) and Medical Specialty Registrars (SpR). The position aims to develop competence in minimally invasive colorectal procedures and the Fellow will have the opportunity to work with a number of trainers during the year and will develop their skills in laparoscopic resections, TAMIS procedures and robotic resections. The fellow will have the opportunity to achieve robotic competencies via the Intuitive Academic Program (depending on previous experience).

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for over 1,000,000 patients across Berkshire. It is Reading's biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country's new medical schools.

The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. As well as General Surgery, the hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities. The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (e.g. Ophthalmology, renal, radiotherapy). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor, Windsor dialysis unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley and there are visiting clinics in Wallingford and Wantage

Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£70,425 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-MS1182PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The fellow will be expected to be involved in all aspects of the Trusts clinical and academic activities including operative and ward-based teaching of juniors including Core Surgical (CT) and Medical Specialty Registrars (SpR). The position aims to develop competence in minimally invasive colorectal procedures and the Fellow will have the opportunity to work with a number of trainers during the year and will develop their skills in laparoscopic resections, TAMIS procedures and robotic resections. The fellow will have the opportunity to achieve robotic competencies via the Intuitive Academic Program (depending on previous experience).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Education

Essential

GMC registered to practice

Person Specification

Education

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Education

Essential

GMC registered to practice

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.