Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ level) with an interest in General Surgery
Duration: 6 to 24 months
Based across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - Grange University Hospital, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport and Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.
Full Time, 40 hours per week with on call supplement
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ level) in General Surgery. The post is available for 6 months with possible view to extension for a further 6 to 18 months, subject to satisfactory formal assessment. Further permanent posts may become available over the next 12 months.
This post is suitable for doctors with prior core surgical training and/or registrar level experience in emergency and elective General Surgery, who are either seeking registrar-level experience before applying to a Higher Surgical Training programme, or who wish to gain experience that may contribute to an application for Article 14 entry onto the Specialist Register. It is also suitable for doctors who wish to pursue a non-training grade career at registrar level. For doctors who are new to working in the NHS/UK, a period of induction without on call commitments may be appropriate, and can be offered.
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- an adults barred list check
- a children's barred list check
- an adults and children's barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Previous and current post-holders have gained considerable clinical and non-clinical experience, with many either securing Higher Surgical Training posts or successfully passing the FRCS examination ahead of Article 14 applications. This post has become available due to restructuring of the emergency surgical service and reconfiguration as part of our Clinical Futures programme including opening of a new hospital (Grange University Hospital) as a dedicated Specialist and Critical Care Centre. This has resulted in consultant expansion and redesign of emergency and elective services.
A named educational supervisor and clinical supervisors will be provided, and training opportunities will be equivalent to those available to our higher surgical trainees on the All-Wales general surgical training scheme. This post will be based initially in either upper or lower GI surgery, with potential to gain experience in other sub-specialties as opportunities become available.
Clinically this post includes commitments to emergency and elective general and GI surgery including emergency vascular surgery, as well ongoing inpatient and outpatient care. Team rotas within sub-specialties ensure equal access to training opportunities, alongside higher surgical trainees, core surgical trainees and Foundation doctors. Clinical commitments will be primarily in the Grange University Hospital, with elective commitments on other sites within the Health Board, including Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport and Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. For this reason, post-holders will be expected to travel independently between sites; travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with Health Board policy.
The post holder will participate in an approximately 1:12 full shift on call rota covering emergency General and Vascular Surgery, as part of a team comprising core and Foundation trainees in addition to the consultant on call. Vascular Consultant cover is provided as part of a regional network. The Grange University Hospital opened in November 2020 and has replaced the emergency surgical services from the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals as the main emergency site, being the site of a single busy unselected emergency take. Based on NELA data, this is likely to be the busiest hospital in Wales.
The post includes a wide range of opportunities for portfolio development including research and quality improvement/audit projects leading to regional or national presentations and publications, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching opportunities and leadership/management roles. There is a range of in-house Continuing Professional Development courses available.
The Department across the Health Board is currently staffed by 17 General Surgery/GI consultants, 4 Vascular and 6 Breast Surgery consultants, 10 Specialty Training registrars, 12 Senior Clinical Fellow/Specialty Doctors, 8 core trainees, 3 FY2 doctors and 20 FY1 doctors. There are excellent inter-departmental relationships including with radiology, anaesthetics/ITU, gastroenterology and emergency medicine.
The post will not have recognised educational approval, but will have the same supervision, study leave and annual leave as that of a recognised training post.
Those wishing to discuss the post informally in the first instance or arrange a visit to the department should contact Miss Tamsin Boyce (tamsin.boyce@wales.nhs.uk), Consultant Surgeon or Miss Charlotte Thomas (charlotte.thomas5@wales.nhs.uk), Consultant Surgeon.
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults and childrens barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
THIS IS A NON TRAINING POST
Free parking is available across all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Previous and current post-holders have gained considerable clinical and non-clinical experience, with many either securing Higher Surgical Training posts or successfully passing the FRCS examination ahead of Article 14 applications. This post has become available due to restructuring of the emergency surgical service and reconfiguration as part of our Clinical Futures programme including opening of a new hospital (Grange University Hospital) as a dedicated Specialist and Critical Care Centre. This has resulted in consultant expansion and redesign of emergency and elective services.
A named educational supervisor and clinical supervisors will be provided, and training opportunities will be equivalent to those available to our higher surgical trainees on the All-Wales general surgical training scheme. This post will be based initially in either upper or lower GI surgery, with potential to gain experience in other sub-specialties as opportunities become available.
Clinically this post includes commitments to emergency and elective general and GI surgery including emergency vascular surgery, as well ongoing inpatient and outpatient care. Team rotas within sub-specialties ensure equal access to training opportunities, alongside higher surgical trainees, core surgical trainees and Foundation doctors. Clinical commitments will be primarily in the Grange University Hospital, with elective commitments on other sites within the Health Board, including Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport and Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. For this reason, post-holders will be expected to travel independently between sites; travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with Health Board policy.
The post holder will participate in an approximately 1:12 full shift on call rota covering emergency General and Vascular Surgery, as part of a team comprising core and Foundation trainees in addition to the consultant on call. Vascular Consultant cover is provided as part of a regional network. The Grange University Hospital opened in November 2020 and has replaced the emergency surgical services from the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals as the main emergency site, being the site of a single busy unselected emergency take. Based on NELA data, this is likely to be the busiest hospital in Wales.
The post includes a wide range of opportunities for portfolio development including research and quality improvement/audit projects leading to regional or national presentations and publications, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching opportunities and leadership/management roles. There is a range of in-house Continuing Professional Development courses available.
The Department across the Health Board is currently staffed by 17 General Surgery/GI consultants, 4 Vascular and 6 Breast Surgery consultants, 10 Specialty Training registrars, 12 Senior Clinical Fellow/Specialty Doctors, 8 core trainees, 3 FY2 doctors and 20 FY1 doctors. There are excellent inter-departmental relationships including with radiology, anaesthetics/ITU, gastroenterology and emergency medicine.
The post will not have recognised educational approval, but will have the same supervision, study leave and annual leave as that of a recognised training post.
Those wishing to discuss the post informally in the first instance or arrange a visit to the department should contact Miss Tamsin Boyce (tamsin.boyce@wales.nhs.uk), Consultant Surgeon or Miss Charlotte Thomas (charlotte.thomas5@wales.nhs.uk), Consultant Surgeon.
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults and childrens barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
THIS IS A NON TRAINING POST
Free parking is available across all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Sites.
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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
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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).
