Resident Clinical Fellow - Year 2 (General Surgery - Rota Gap)
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Job summary
This post is for a Resident Clinical Fellow in General Surgery. This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust
We wish to appoint a Resident Clinical Fellow on a6 month FTC basis with a special focus on bariatric surgery. The successful candidates will be joining an enthusiastic and forward thinking department comprising of 12 Consultants. The department is currently undergoing growth and considerable restructure and the appointments are essential to this.
The department offers excellent training and development opportunities and the post holders are expected to support the elective and non-elective demand and participate in the daytime and weekend on call rota.
The post is offered on the basis that the successful applicant will work flexibly and join the on call rota undertaking General Surgery duties; the rate of on call will be 1 in 11 and the successful applicant will be remunerated appropriately for on call work in line with existing terms and conditions.
Due to the short term nature of the role, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to work in the UK, at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage.
Main duties of the job
The job plan is based on a standard full-time contract plus a separate contract for on-call after discussion with the successful candidate. You will be required to work with one of the UGI surgical teams and this translates to supporting the consultants including emergency demand, general clinics, theatre sessions and ward rounds plus time set aside for research, study and administration.
The job plan may be adjusted depending on the service requirements and following consultation with the post holder.
Direct Clinical Care will include the following:
- "Hot" Emergency Outpatient Clinics and Emergency Case Operating Sessions
- Clinical Administration / Ward Rounds
- Outpatient clinics on both sites
- Clinical research activity
- Elective Surgery
- Daytime week and weekend cover of the Emergency on call
- Rota'd weekend ward round
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Details
Date posted
15 April 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£52,656 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-7611215
Job locations
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Employer's website
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