Job summary
Applications are invited for the posts of Senior Clinical Fellow for General, Breast, Colorectal andEmergency Surgery. This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to helpus improve the service that we provide to our population. This is a 6 month/one year fixed termbut extendable for the right candidates.
The successful candidate will be participating in the ward rounds, outpatient clinics and assisting intheatres across General and surgical specialties. There will also be opportunities to teach medicalstudents. The successful candidate will participate in General Surgery and emergency theatres. Youwill have an opportunity to cover breast, colorectal, general and emergency surgery.
The applicants must have MRCS and full GMC Registration.
The appointees will fast track patients through their diagnosis and initiate investigation to provideinitial management for patient presenting with acute surgical issues. They will also triage surgicalpatients to improve the decision making for admission/further referral or ambulationmanagement via the surgical Hot Clinic.
Applications are invited for the posts of Senior Clinical Fellow for the General Surgery Department within the Colorectal firm . This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to help us improve the service that we provide to our population.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery willneed to have GMC registration and MRCS or equivalent. The ideal candidate would possess good written and verbal communications skills and be a good team player which is anessential requirement for this post.
Participate in 2ww Clinics and outpatients Clinics
Attend theatres and be part of the CEPOD rota
The candidate will undertake research and service improvement projects within thedivision of General Surgery and enhance their clinical portfolio.
Work in collaboration with the Team of Consultant Surgeons ensuring patients areeffectively triaged and reduced unnecessary delays to treatment
Participate in clinical governance programme including appraisal and research projectsleading to publications
Will have responsibility for providing emergency support to patients at Queens Hospitalas appropriate
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer inspecial measures; we've openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH)and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was namedthe top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff who come from 146 different countries live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyandmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Clinical Fellow post is a key role as they fast track patients through their diagnosis and initiate investigations and provide initial management plans for patients presenting with acute surgical issues. The post holder will also triage surgical patients, and this improves the decision making for admission/further referral or ambulatory management in the Surgical Hot Clinic. They will be responsible for managing ward referrals, resus and trauma calls and all paediatric and community GP referrals.
The post offers an excellent opportunity to consolidate and build on existing operative and clinical skills in General and emergency surgery and the ideal candidate will be able to undertake research and develop their leadership skills with support of the surgical team.
They will have opportunity to get involved in quality improvement projects. We will support the appointee in their career progression.
Applicants are advised to read the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitted an application. As you complete your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section on the application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Clinical Fellow post is a key role as they fast track patients through their diagnosis and initiate investigations and provide initial management plans for patients presenting with acute surgical issues. The post holder will also triage surgical patients, and this improves the decision making for admission/further referral or ambulatory management in the Surgical Hot Clinic. They will be responsible for managing ward referrals, resus and trauma calls and all paediatric and community GP referrals.
The post offers an excellent opportunity to consolidate and build on existing operative and clinical skills in General and emergency surgery and the ideal candidate will be able to undertake research and develop their leadership skills with support of the surgical team.
They will have opportunity to get involved in quality improvement projects. We will support the appointee in their career progression.
Applicants are advised to read the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitted an application. As you complete your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section on the application form.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Full GMC Registration, MBChB or FRCS equivalent
- Work experience at the middle grade level in general and emergency surgery or substantial SHO experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Previous UK surgical experience
- Experience in managing emergency surgical skills
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Full GMC Registration, MBChB or FRCS equivalent
- Work experience at the middle grade level in general and emergency surgery or substantial SHO experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Previous UK surgical experience
- Experience in managing emergency surgical skills
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).
