Senior Clinical Fellow - General Surgery

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 71,000

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow - General Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area: General Surgery

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Contract: 12 months (normally fixed term for 12 months with possibility to extend)

Hours: 40 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Job ref: 153-M3639

Department name: 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Poole Hospital

Town: Poole Hospital

Salary: £70,425 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

To provide an opportunity for a senior general surgical trainee who has completed their SpR training programme to consolidate skills in managing and delivering a general surgical and emergency service in preparation for a Consultant post.

Main duties of the job

The post potentially offers wide experience and training in benign and colorectal cancer including all aspects of General Surgery. The post holder will work with a team of 12 experienced Consultant Surgeons supported by a team of 10 registrars, 3 SHOs, and 7 FY1s. The duties of the post include:

• Out-patient clinics – managing new and follow-up patients independently, under supervision and teaching as required
• Operating – independently, under supervision, assisting and training as appropriate
• Attendance at and participation in MDT meetings
• Daily ward rounds
• Supervision of junior surgical staff
• Active participation in clinical audit, governance and research
• Teaching of medical students and surgical trainees
• Pre and post-operative care of admissions
• Participation in middle grade on-call rota (currently working a 1 in 10 rota but subject to change)

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post potentially offers wide experience and training in all aspects of General Surgery. The post holder will work with a team of 12 experienced Consultant Surgeons supported by a team of 10 registrars, 3 SHOs, and 7 FY1s. Depending on the applicant's area of interest, there may be opportunity to gain specialist training in emergency surgery, colorectal, or upper GI surgery.

The duties of the post include:

• Out-patient clinics – managing new and follow-up patients independently, under supervision and teaching as required
• Operating – independently, under supervision, assisting and training as appropriate
• Attendance at and participation in MDT meetings
• Daily ward rounds
• Supervision of junior surgical staff
• Active participation in clinical audit, governance and research
• Teaching of medical students and surgical trainees
• Pre and post-operative care of admissions
• Participation in middle-grade on-call rota (currently working a 1 in 10 rota but subject to change)

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MB BS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• ATLS
• FRCS

Experience

• Experience as a SpR in general surgery
• Trained in laparoscopic appendicectomy
• Middle grade general surgical on-call experience
• Experience in other surgical specialties

Clinical Skills and Technical Skills

• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Accepts responsibility and offers leadership
• Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
• Good manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination
• Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness of other medical and surgical specialties

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.