Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal

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Job summary

This post is for one year. The postholder will be a full member of the team, partaking in all ward rounds. You will be attached to different consultants for fixed periods to enable continuity between outpatient and inpatient experience. You are also encouraged to attend day surgery. The year will be spit in to two six month posts working within the two robotic colorectal teams. The Schizas/George team undertake robotic colorectal cancer and pelvic floor operations and Adams team perform robotic inflammatory bowel disease and other benign resections.

Main duties of the job

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. A full on-call commitment of one in eight night time shifts with prospective cover resident on call will be required for the Upper Gastrointestinal and colorectal posts. 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.

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

About us

St Thomas' has six colorectal surgeons providing tertiary level care in a variety of benign and colorectal cancer conditions. The St Thomas Colorectal Unit has a strong robotic surgery programme with patients undergoing operations for both cancer and benign disease, including inflammatory bowel disease. There are particular interests in inflammatory bowel disease surgery with about 80 resections performed each year. The Pelvic floor unit is a tertiary referral unit for the South East of England and with regular MDMs held with the urologists and gynaecologists. The colorectal unit also performs a number of multivisceral resections for advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer in conjunction with the plastics and urological teams.

Date posted

29 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-MED4088

Job locations

GSTT

Westminster Bridge Road

Westminster

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend to 12 months. The postholder will be a full member of the team, partaking in all ward rounds. You will be attached to different consultants for fixed periods to enable continuity between outpatient and inpatient experience. You are also encouraged to attend day surgery. All working patterns are under continuous review in line with the New Deal regulations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
FRCS part 3
CCT certificate

Desirable

MD/MS/PhD

Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Colorectal Surgery

Desirable

Experience of Endoscopy

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

Desirable

Experience in clinical guideline development

Management

Essential

Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

Research

Essential

Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

Evidence of original research
Peer Review publications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
FRCS part 3
CCT certificate

Desirable

MD/MS/PhD

Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Colorectal Surgery

Desirable

Experience of Endoscopy

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

Desirable

Experience in clinical guideline development

Management

Essential

Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

Research

Essential

Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

Evidence of original research
Peer Review publications

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

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

GSTT

Westminster Bridge Road

Westminster

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GSTT

Westminster Bridge Road

Westminster

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

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