Senior Clinical Fellow - Gen Surg & Gen Surg with Pelvic Extenteration

Main area: General Surgery

Grade: Senior Clinical Fellow

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Banding to be applied once applicant has started on rota)

Job ref: 390-KBC-SUR-1003-A

Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: MSE

Town: Chelmsford

Salary: £41,750 Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/04/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow - Gen Surg & Gen Surg with Pelvic Extenteration

Job overview

Mid and South Essex General Surgery Department is looking for Clinical Fellows to join our General Surgery teams on a permanent full-time basis.

There are several roles available, in General Surgery and with an interest in Pelvic Exenteration, with potential to rotate through the departments, based at Southend. Please state if your preference would include the interest in Pelvic Exenteration in your application.

Are you post core surgical training (or equivalent) or more senior looking to obtain further complex operative experience, prior to taking up a consultant post?

Your duties will be arranged with the Consultant to whom you are responsible, who has final medical responsibility for all patients under his/her care.

Main duties of the job

All roles involve:

• Supporting the consultants and FY1 to ST2 level doctors in delivering in-patient care within this busy and forward-thinking department.
• The provision of Surgical Services within the Hospital with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illness within the surgical department.
• Close working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in providing high-quality patient care.
• Taking clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on-call rota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so.
• Meeting with the educational supervisor to discuss personal development plans within the first six weeks of commencing the post.
• Performing operations and assisting in theatres.
• Responsibility for continuity of care for patients on the ward.
• The expected on-call rota will be 1 in 13 shift system.

In addition, the Exenteration role involves:

• Learning all aspects of the management of patients requiring exenteration surgery.
• Learning complex pelvic surgery where primarily benign and malignant colorectal disease affects other pelvic organs.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We offer a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, as well as the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of responsibilities and ensure you state your site preference in your application.

Person specification

Experience

• At least 2 years of core surgical training or equivalent.
• Previous experience at Clinical Fellow ST3 or equivalent level.
• Higher level surgical training.
• Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest.

Qualifications

• MRCS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• MBBS or equivalent.
• Higher Degree.

Indicate your interest in Pelvic Exenteration

• Indicate your interest in Pelvic Exenteration.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. The use of AI in applications is monitored, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.