Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery

Salary: ST4-ST8 Grade (dependent on experience)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals currently has one of the largest Oesophago-Gastric Surgery units in the UK. We are seeking a Senior Surgical Trainee who is approaching or has completed their CCT. We would like a Senior Upper GI Fellow to join us for a period of 12 months working with 6 Consultant Surgeons to obtain experience in Oesophago-Gastric Cancer resection Surgery and minimally invasive benign Upper GI Surgery and Obesity surgery. Participation on our senior registrar rota will be expected.

Informal enquiries are welcome.

Please contact: Mr Andy Cockbain (andy.cockbain@nhs.net), Lead Clinician for Upper GI and Pancreatic Surgery.

Tel: 0113 2068489

Main duties of the job

1. Work with 2 other speciality registrars to provide clinical care for acute, elective and outpatients under supervision of the Upper GI Surgical Unit consultants.
2. Participate in the general surgical out of hours senior registrar rota providing emergency care for acute surgical admissions and referrals, patients on the general surgical wards, the surgical high dependency unit and the intensive care unit.
3. Support general and specialist outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, endoscopy sessions and day-case surgery. Obtain experience in the surgical management of upper cancer, complex upper GI disease, minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.
4. Contribute to weekly departmental and specialist multidisciplinary meetings and monthly audit meetings.
5. Participate in any on-going clinical trials to facilitate the collection and analysis of clinical data. Collaborate in clinical research and submit for presentation or publication where possible.
6. Participate in the teaching of medical students and clinical supervision of juniors.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job responsibilities

This is a 12-month fixed-term post for a Senior Clinical Fellow working within the Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Department based at St James's University Hospital. The unit is a tertiary centre for referrals for oesophago-gastric cancer surgery as well as providing upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery services to Leeds.

This post will be suitable for a trainee who is taking or who has just taken the UK CCST exams or international equivalent and will be for 12 months. Previous experience in Upper GI surgery is essential.

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate.
• Peri or Post Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training.

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

• At least 60 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice.
• Have completed Higher Surgical Training in General Surgery.
• Able to perform at Specialist Registrar Level in Emergency Surgery on-call.
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history.
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances.
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of their period of training.
• Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances.
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
• Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff.
• Experience in Upper Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
• Endoscopy experience (JAG accredited).

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems.
• Ability to prioritise clinical need.
• Evidence of thoroughness and commitment.
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions.
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrates probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality).
• Capacity to take responsibility for own actions.

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.