Job summary
We are looking to appoint a Trust Senior IBD Clinical Fellow within the Department of Colorectal surgery with an emphasis on the surgical management of Inflammatory bowel disease at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Devon.
This post is a role intended for surgeons who are towards the end of their specialist training (ST6 or above), either seeking employment as a consultant or who wish to further their clinical experience before taking up appointment to a consultant position.
This is a full-time, 1-year post, available to commence from August 2024
Previous experience in General Surgery is essential.
Main duties of the job
Some of the duties of the Senior Clinical Fellow are as follows:
- Participate in the Theatre and ward care of Lower GI and emergency surgery patients.
- Participate in the Middle grade on-call rota.
- Liaise with junior trainees to ensure appropriate pre-operative work-up including imaging.
- Attend regular operating sessions of the clinical team to assist with major surgery and develop skills of increasing complexity under the close supervision of the Consultant.
- Assist with regular outpatient clinics under the Consultant's guidance.
- Undertake administrative duties including the dictation of discharge summaries, operating notes, outpatient clinic letters and other relevant clinical correspondence.
- Perform duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Consultants.
- Contribute to the teaching of medical students, and junior trainees.
- Contribute to rota management of the junior doctors
About us
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is the largest hospital in the Southwest peninsula and a major trauma centre, providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare.
Our geography gives us a secondary care catchment population of 450,000 with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services. The population is characterised by its diversity - the rural and the urban, the wealthy and pockets of deprivation, and wide variance in health and life expectancy. Population ageing is a recognised national trend, but is exacerbated locally by the drift of younger people out of the area and older people in. The proportion of our population aged 85 or over is growing ahead of the national average by approximately 10 years and we have developed a Population Health Strategy in response to this demographic shift.
We work within a network of other hospitals to offer a range of specialist services:
- Kidney transplant
- Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Bone marrow transplant
- Upper Gastro-intestinal surgery
- Neonatal intensive care and high-risk obstetrics
- Plastic surgery
- Liver transplant evaluation Advanced pelvic oncology
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Pelvic floor surgery
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to appoint a Senior IBD Clinical Fellow in Colorectal surgery. The post is intended for surgeons who are toward the end of their specialist training, either seeking employment as a consultant or who wish to further their clinical experience before taking up appointment to a consultant position. This is a Trust appointment, not a formal training post, so does not have Deanery or Royal College approval for training purposes. This is a fixed term post with terms and conditions that follow the specialist registrar grade, except for study leave as outlined in section 3.5. The salary scale is within the Specialist Registrar salary scale.
The post-holder will be supervised in his/her work by a designated consultant. They will be expected to be able to perform routine, uncomplicated procedures (such as cholecystectomy and hernia repair) with minimal supervision. The focus of training will be oesophageal and gastric resections, and bariatric surgery. In addition, there will be ample opportunity to gain experience in fundoplication and hiatus hernia surgery (including revision procedures).
The post includes a small commitment to emergency general surgery and Colorectal service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to appoint a Senior IBD Clinical Fellow in Colorectal surgery. The post is intended for surgeons who are toward the end of their specialist training, either seeking employment as a consultant or who wish to further their clinical experience before taking up appointment to a consultant position. This is a Trust appointment, not a formal training post, so does not have Deanery or Royal College approval for training purposes. This is a fixed term post with terms and conditions that follow the specialist registrar grade, except for study leave as outlined in section 3.5. The salary scale is within the Specialist Registrar salary scale.
The post-holder will be supervised in his/her work by a designated consultant. They will be expected to be able to perform routine, uncomplicated procedures (such as cholecystectomy and hernia repair) with minimal supervision. The focus of training will be oesophageal and gastric resections, and bariatric surgery. In addition, there will be ample opportunity to gain experience in fundoplication and hiatus hernia surgery (including revision procedures).
The post includes a small commitment to emergency general surgery and Colorectal service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications MRCS
- Years experience
Desirable
- Qualifications FRCS
- ATLS knowledge
Applicaton form
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications MRCS
- Years experience
Desirable
- Qualifications FRCS
- ATLS knowledge
Applicaton form
Essential
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
