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

Senior Clinical Fellow

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Mid and South Essex General Surgery Department are 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:

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

In addition, the Exenteration role involves:

1. Learning all aspects of the management of patients requiring exenteration surgery.
2. 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.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also 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

We look forward to your application. Please state if your preference would include the interest in Pelvic Exenteration in your application.

Please refer to attached Job Description for 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, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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.