Clinical Teaching Fellow in General Surgery

Job summary

We are delighted to announce two clinical teaching fellow posts in general surgery. This is a unique opportunity to not only develop your skills and experience in clinical teaching and educational research, but to also increase your technical skills and surgical experience in theatre. This post is ideally suited to a candidate wishing to complete an FY3 or CT3 style post.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will take part on the SHO general surgical on call rota. They will have 1 day per week as dedicated time for teaching fellow activities, and 4 days working as part of the general surgical team. The post will fully fund a Royal College of Surgeons PGCert in Surgery, which should be completed by the end of the year. The candidate will also be responsible for post graduate teaching of FYs, SHOs and help to organise FRCS directed teaching. Surgical training and theatre experience can be modified to the skill set of the individual candidate, to ensure that they get the most out of the post.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offersan extensive range of services, includingcancer,pathology,surgery, andgynaecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals,Epsom HospitalandSt Helier Hospital, andrun services from other locations, includingSutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to theSouth West Thames Renal and Transplantation UnitandQueen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to theSouth West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals haveAccident and Emergency departments (A&E)andMaternity services (Obstetrics).

The Trust also plays an active role in the local healthcare economy. Surrey Downs Health and Care brings together our staff, CSH and the GP groups in Surrey Downs, and Surrey County Council in a partnership to improve care for local people.

"As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19."