Clinical Fellow in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for a full time HPB clinical fellow (ST6+ level) within General Surgery at the Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post is available from October 2024 - October 2025, subject to satisfactory progression.

This is an ideal post for candidates who are peri-CCT and wish to gain more clinical experience across the full range of benign and malignant HPB surgery. The post will involve working with the HPB team in theatres, outpatient clinics and looking after the HPB inpatients. The post holder will also have the opportunity to participate in research projects and undertake quality improvement initiatives which could result in publication and presentations at national meetings.

The HPB team have established the Royal Surrey Hospital/St Luke's Cancer Centre as a centre of excellence for the treatment of HPB cancer as well as providing a tertiary service for emergency regional transfers with a catchment area over 2 million population.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Professor Nariman Karanjia, Lead Clinician for HPB, on 01483 571122 x 4367 or Mr Rajiv Lahiri, HPB Surgeon, on Rajiv.lahiri@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the HPB team as a senior registrar
Assisting in theatres and outpatients.
Attending daily ward rounds
Attending MDT meetings and presenting cases as require
To participate in the Registrar on-call rota
Departmental academic and audit meetings are held regularly and the registrars will be expected to take an active part.
To generally contribute to the clinical commitments of the unit as directed
To contribute to organisation and teaching within the MATTU
To undertake research projects as directed by the lead consultant.
Demonstrate at all times the ability to work in a team and be committed to the provision of a professional and developing service.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£70,425 a year per annum, plus enhancements

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-KA-EMF18378HPB

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to participate in the General Surgery Registrar on call rota which incorporates a 1:3 Monday day only on call, weekend days on call (Friday - Sunday) on a 1:11 basis; and weekend nights on call (Friday only) on a 1:11 basis, all with prospective cover in place.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

BSc or equivalent
Distinction/Honours/ Prizes

Experience

Essential

Evidence of experience of HPB surgery
Experience of teaching junior doctors

Desirable

Knowledge of pathology and treatment of HPB disease
Advanced knowledge of HPB pathology

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

BSc or equivalent
Distinction/Honours/ Prizes

Experience

Essential

Evidence of experience of HPB surgery
Experience of teaching junior doctors

Desirable

Knowledge of pathology and treatment of HPB disease
Advanced knowledge of HPB pathology

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).