Senior Fellow in Colorectal Surgery

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Colorectal Surgery team at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. This 1-year post will be suitable for trainees at specialist registrar level, peri-CCT trainees or candidates aiming for post-CCT experience focusing on pelvic floor disorders, complex benign conditions and robotic surgery.

The 'Colorectal Surgery and Pelvic Floor Services' at the Royal London Hospital (RLH) is part of the department of general surgery, which also has specialist divisions of HPB surgery and upper GI surgery. At the Royal London Hospital there are 6- substantive full- and part-time consultant colorectal surgeons (1 Queen Mary University of London academic appointment) with others covering surgery at RLH from other sites in specific areas such as colorectal cancer.

Main duties of the job

The Royal London hospital is the designated site for the Barts health NHS trusts 'complex abdominal and pelvic surgery' unit and the colorectal unit will play a key role in this exciting development offering significant training opportunities for the post holder. The colorectal unit also undertakes intestinal failure surgery, complex, multi-disciplinary abdominal and pelvic surgery for IBD, recurrent pelvic cancer, cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. The hospital is a busy major trauma centre and offers exposure to a case mix of traumatic abdominal and perineal injuries. The appointee will take part in the General Surgery oncall rota. In addition to clinical training, the post provides opportunities for research (jointly with academics at QMUL) and teaching. Mentoring and personal development opportunities for the fellows are a priority for the colorectal unit and Barts Health NHS Trust.

For informal discussions please contact:

• Miss K Hancorn: Consultant in Colorectal Surgery - hancorn@nhs.net
• Mr P Giordano: Consultant in Colorectal Surgery - giordano@nhs.net
• Ms Vida Asiedu: Service Manager, General & Colorectal Surgery - v.asiedu@nhs.net

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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