Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will help organise and deliver multi-disciplinary teaching in benign UGI surgery and will have an active role in educational activities. Your educational supervisor will be a consultant in benign UGI surgery who will help develop your clinical, teaching, research, and audit skills in this field. There will opportunities to participate in ongoing departmental research.

Successful applicants will work with the admitting general surgical on-call teams, providing support both in the A&E Department, where appropriate, and on the wards. The post holder supports the Emergency General Surgical service through regular participation on a overnight rota with other clinical fellows. In line with our commitment to improving the working lives of our junior doctors, the duties and the hours of the new posts will be fully compliant with the New Deal initiative

Study leave may be granted at the discretion of the Clinical Director. The Department has active audit and quality improvement program. There are monthly half-day pan trust audit sessions, at which different departments are encouraged to undertake joint audit on common topics.

Within the Department you will be able to obtain advice and training in subjects including; management principles and skills, communication skills, computer skills, writing papers and the place of research and higher degrees in training for a clinical career.

All working patterns are under continuous review in line with New Deal guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and hold a license to practice
• FRCS or at least working towards FRCS

Desirable

• Specialty qualification, and/or higher degree (MD/MS/PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Previous Upper GI experience (benign or resectional) Competent General surgeonng (or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Good Communication Skills

Desirable

• Presentations at national Meetings

Research:

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Peer Review publications

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate Teaching and postgraduate Training

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Other

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training

Managment

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

• Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SW1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)