Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal (Joint Position Medway,GSTT)

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 71,000; Full time

Job description

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Lower GI

Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal (2 Joint Positions Medway & GSTT, plus 2 standalone posts at GSTT)

Nodal Point - 5 - £70,425 p.a excl. LZ

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Fixed Term - 12 months starting 2nd October 2025

4 X 12 month posts (1 X 12 months St Thomas', 2 X St T/Medway, 2 x St T/ UCLH)

Applications are invited for colorectal fellowships at St Thomas' Hospital, Medway Hospital and UCLH. There are four posts available, two spending six months at St Thomas' and six months at Medway (swapping at 6 months) and two spending six months at St Thomas' and six months at UCLH (swapping at 6 months).

The posts will commence from October 2025 for 12 months. Candidates should have completed their surgical training and have their CCT or equivalent, or be within approximately 6-12 months of obtaining for the CCT or equivalent.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be a full member of the team, partaking in all ward rounds. You will be attached to different consultants for fixed periods to enable continuity between outpatient and inpatient experience. You are also encouraged to attend day surgery.

All working patterns are under continuous review in line with the New Deal regulations.

Working for our organisation

General Surgery at St Thomas'

The Department of General Surgery, is situated on the St. Thomas site, with the exception of some outpatient and diagnostic endoscopy facilities.

Person specification

Must meet the required skills and experience

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
• FRCS part 3
• CCT certificate

Desirable criteria

• MD/MS/PhD

Management

Essential criteria

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
• Teaching qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive clinical experience in Colorectal Surgery

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Endoscopy

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Experience

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 360.4KB)
• Functional requirement (PDF, 408.6KB)