Job summary
Applications
are invited for one of our two Royal College of Surgeons accredited Bariatric Clinical
Fellowships. Phoenix Health was founded
by Prof David Kerrigan, Past-President of BOMSS and the fellowship programme is
in its 18th year. The training is delivered by a team of 4 bariatric
surgeons led by Mr Shafiq Javed, a senior bariatric surgeon with over 25-year
experience in performing complex primary & revisional bariatric surgery.
Main duties of the job
Fellows are responsible for day-to-day
ward management and outpatient care of patients. You will receive training in all aspects of a
holistic bariatric surgery service (including MDT, outpatients and hands-on
laparoscopic training) and will be expected to take part in a bariatric on-call
rota.
The
post-holder will be exposed to a wide range of bariatric procedures, including
laparoscopic gastric bypass (RYGB and OAGB), sleeve gastrectomy, DS/SADIS, and complex
revisional surgery.
We expect that after completing a
12-month Fellowship, candidates will be able to independently perform gastric
band removal, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.
Fellows will be encouraged to
contribute to our active clinical research programme and receive mentoring in
clinical research methodology.
About us
We currently perform over 50 bariatric procedures per month referred through our supra-regional NHS contract and the self-funding route.
The Phoenix Fellowship programme has a solid reputation for providing excellent, comprehensive training in all aspects of bariatric surgery and opportunities for clinical research, with recent Fellows being appointed directly from the Fellowship to Upper GI Consultant posts in major Teaching Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Activities
Inpatients Care
o
Assisting in theatre sessions
o
Inpatient care including conducting daily ward
rounds and supporting RMO with any clinical enquiries related to patient
care.
Out of Hours Cover
o
Covering weekday out-of-hour patients emergency
calls and enquiries.
o
Weekend oncall (currently 1 in 7)
Outpatient Clinics
o
Conducting follow up clinics for NHS patients
o
Conducting clinics for new NHS patients
Answering Clinical Enquiries
(in-hours)
o
Assist with medical enquiries at the office (these
might be passed from the Specialist Bariatric Nurses or the admin team)
o
Liaise with other hospitals teams when patients
admitted into NHS Facilities and keep updates of patients care there
Note: The consultant surgeon holds
the ultimate responsibility for the patients care. Whenever the Fellow
feels that an enquiry needs the attention of the consultant surgeon, they
should escalate directly to the consultant surgeon as needed.
Admin
o
Keep a record of patients discharges and HDU stay
o
Keep a record of M&M events and present the
data in the regular M&M meetings.
o
Blood tests reviewing, actioning and letters
o
Help the management team in conducting clinical
audits related to patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Activities
Inpatients Care
o
Assisting in theatre sessions
o
Inpatient care including conducting daily ward
rounds and supporting RMO with any clinical enquiries related to patient
care.
Out of Hours Cover
o
Covering weekday out-of-hour patients emergency
calls and enquiries.
o
Weekend oncall (currently 1 in 7)
Outpatient Clinics
o
Conducting follow up clinics for NHS patients
o
Conducting clinics for new NHS patients
Answering Clinical Enquiries
(in-hours)
o
Assist with medical enquiries at the office (these
might be passed from the Specialist Bariatric Nurses or the admin team)
o
Liaise with other hospitals teams when patients
admitted into NHS Facilities and keep updates of patients care there
Note: The consultant surgeon holds
the ultimate responsibility for the patients care. Whenever the Fellow
feels that an enquiry needs the attention of the consultant surgeon, they
should escalate directly to the consultant surgeon as needed.
Admin
o
Keep a record of patients discharges and HDU stay
o
Keep a record of M&M events and present the
data in the regular M&M meetings.
o
Blood tests reviewing, actioning and letters
o
Help the management team in conducting clinical
audits related to patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Peri-CCT level in General Surgery (or equivalent)
- Good laparoscopic surgery skills with previous experience in laparoscopic fundoplication and/or intra-corporeal suturing
- Meticulous clinical standards and an excellent work ethic
- Excellent English language skills
Experience
Essential
- Applicants should have experience in laparoscopic fundoplication and/or intracorporeal suturing, meticulous clinical standards and an excellent work ethic.
- Possession of GMC and appropriate UK Visa registration are mandatory at the time of application, as are excellent English language skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Peri-CCT level in General Surgery (or equivalent)
- Good laparoscopic surgery skills with previous experience in laparoscopic fundoplication and/or intra-corporeal suturing
- Meticulous clinical standards and an excellent work ethic
- Excellent English language skills
Experience
Essential
- Applicants should have experience in laparoscopic fundoplication and/or intracorporeal suturing, meticulous clinical standards and an excellent work ethic.
- Possession of GMC and appropriate UK Visa registration are mandatory at the time of application, as are excellent English language skills.
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.
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.
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).
