East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

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Job summary

12 months fixed term contract from April 2024 to April 2025.

The post as an Clinical Fellow in General Surgery offers excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to develop laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical skills in the fields of general surgery.

The general surgery on-call will allow the candidate to gain additional experience of the management of the acutely ill surgical patient under the supervision of the Consultant Surgeon. Separate sessions are allocated to the Emergency theatre to allow the candidate to gain experience with emergency laparoscopy and laparotomy.

The post-holder's duties will be based primarily at Colchester Hospital, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

This post has been created to provide training in open general and laparoscopic general surgery. A full range of general laparoscopic procedures including laparoscopic hernia repair, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration will be on offer. The post holder will also be exposed to basics of robotic surgery as mentioned above. However, the focus will be on the generality of surgery and will be supervised by a General Surgery/Emergency Surgical Consultant

The Clinical Fellow will be expected to attend theatre sessions, outpatient clinics and endoscopy sessions with consultant surgeons and perform twice daily ward rounds on a rotating basis. There is a regular weekly surgical teaching meeting with teaching presentations by the registrars and a monthly audit and morbidity and mortality meeting.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2370

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will:

  • Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
  • Work with the multi-professional team following care pathways and clinical guidelines
  • Follow and maintain good working practice

The post will be working for and be supervised by the general surgery consultants with a special interest in emergency surgery. The post-holder will be expected to carry out ward rounds and are responsible for inpatient patient care with the consultant team. The post-holder will take part in the acute surgical on-call rota at Specialist registrar level for General Surgery.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will:

  • Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
  • Work with the multi-professional team following care pathways and clinical guidelines
  • Follow and maintain good working practice

The post will be working for and be supervised by the general surgery consultants with a special interest in emergency surgery. The post-holder will be expected to carry out ward rounds and are responsible for inpatient patient care with the consultant team. The post-holder will take part in the acute surgical on-call rota at Specialist registrar level for General Surgery.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • MRCS part 2 (UK)
  • Previous registrar experience
  • Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions
  • A confident person who has the ability to manage, motivate and teach the junior medical staff
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

  • APLS/SPALS Provider
  • Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient
  • Laparoscopic Core Skills course
  • Abstracts and presentations to national meetings
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • MRCS part 2 (UK)
  • Previous registrar experience
  • Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions
  • A confident person who has the ability to manage, motivate and teach the junior medical staff
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

  • APLS/SPALS Provider
  • Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient
  • Laparoscopic Core Skills course
  • Abstracts and presentations to national meetings

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).

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.

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).

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Mr Abhilash Paily

Abhilash.Paily@esneft.nhs.uk

01206747474

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2370

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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