Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery (Benign)

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Job summary

The Department of General Surgery, (Upper Gastrointestinal, Thyroid and Endocrine,Colorectal and Emergency General Surgery) is situated on the St. Thomas site, withthe exception of some outpatient and diagnostic endoscopy facilities.

Upper GI Surgery Consultants - Mr Mark Kelly (Lead for Upper GI), Mr Simon Atkinson, Ms Cara Baker, Mr Abrie Botha, Mr Andrew Davies, Mr James Gossage, , Mr Johnathan Hubbard, Mr Husam Ebied, Mr William Knight.

Colorectal Surgery Consultants - Ms Katie Adams (Clinical Lead for General Surgery), Mr Amir Darakhshan, Mr Vivek Datta, Mr Mark George, Ms Alison Hainsworth, Mr Alexis Schizas

Emergency General Surgeons - Mr Ivan Tomasi, Ms Sarah Wheatstone, Emma Stewart-Parker

The Upper GI unit provides care for a wide range of benign and malignant Oesophago-Gastric conditions. The unit performs a high volume of benign upper GI surgery including anti-reflux surgery, revisional anti-reflux surgery, large paraoesophageal hernia repair, treatment of achalasia (surgical and POEM) and Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There is a broad exposure to a range of emergency upper GI conditions including oesophageal perforation and incarcerated paraoesophageal herniae. The department is also the regional centre for oesophago-gastric cancer and performs a high volume of oesophageal and gastric resections. We are also a busy emergency general surgical department with a wide-ranging surgical take.

Main duties of the job

The post would suit someone wishing to gain broad experience across the field of UGI surgery (not HPB).The successful candidate will work primarily within the areas of benign UGI surgery and the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) and complex Hernia group, a well-recognised tertiary referral centre for complex hernias. They will to help deliver the benign upper GI and AWR MDM and gain experience in laparoscopic benign OG surgery, flexible endoscopy and complex hernia surgery, both open and minimally invasive. In addition there will be some experience in resectional surgery.

The successful candidate will help organise and deliver multi-disciplinary teaching in benign UGI surgery and will have an active role in educational activities. Your educational supervisor will be a consultant in benign UGI surgery who will help develop your clinical, teaching, research, and audit skills in this field.

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. The post holder supports the Emergency General Surgical service through regular participation on a overnight rota with other clinical fellows. 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.

About us

Organisational Values:

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.

The post holder will:

  • Put patients first
  • Take pride in what they do
  • Respect others
  • Strive to be the best
  • Act with integrity

Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£63,152 a year p.a excl LZ

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-MED4498

Job locations

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SW1 7EH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature ofthe post as may be required from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service asrequired; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Ordersand Financial Regulations of the trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature ofthe post as may be required from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service asrequired; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Ordersand Financial Regulations of the trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and hold a license to practice
  • FRCS or at least working towards FRCS

Desirable

  • Specialty qualification, and/or higher degree (MD/MS/PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Previous Upper GI experience (benign or resectional) Competent General surgeonng (or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Good Communication Skills

Desirable

  • Presentations at national Meetings

Research:

Essential

  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

  • Peer Review publications

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate Teaching and postgraduate Training

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification

Other

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

  • Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training

Managment

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

  • Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and hold a license to practice
  • FRCS or at least working towards FRCS

Desirable

  • Specialty qualification, and/or higher degree (MD/MS/PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Previous Upper GI experience (benign or resectional) Competent General surgeonng (or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Good Communication Skills

Desirable

  • Presentations at national Meetings

Research:

Essential

  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

  • Peer Review publications

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate Teaching and postgraduate Training

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification

Other

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

  • Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training

Managment

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

  • Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

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

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.

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

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SW1 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

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SW1 7EH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Surgeon

Mr Abrie Botha

Abrie.Botha@gstt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

11 June 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£63,152 a year p.a excl LZ

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-MED4498

Job locations

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SW1 7EH


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