Job summary
The post is based at St Thomas' Hospital for 12 months. The post involves active involvement in a busy emergency general surgery team including ambulatory emergency general surgery clinics and dedicated emergency theatre sessions and participates in the daytime registrar rota. Time in elective general surgery would be focused on high-volume low-complexity day and short-stay surgery and associated clinics. Exposure to main theatre including complex tertiary surgery would also be available.
The Clinical Fellow will provide support to the Emergency General Surgery service in the form of daytime emergency on take shifts on the registrar rota, emergency ambulatory clinics and elective general surgery clinics, and emergency and elective theatre, including some elective general surgery theatre sessions off site. In addition, ward cover and administrative duties attached to these clinical commitments.
The Clinical Fellow in Emergency General Surgery would suit applicants looking for a well-supported first registrar grade post, and/or those with a special interest in emergency general surgery.
Main duties of the job
Upper GI at St Thomas's is the designated the regional unit for gastro-oesophageal malignancies and also provides surgery for upper gastrointestinal benign disease. There is also a tertiary endocrine surgical service for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disease.
Lower GI Unit has special interests in inflammatory bowel disease surgery, locally advanced, recurrent rectal cancer resection and laparoscopic and robotic surgery and has a tertiary referral pelvic floor unit, with regular MDMs held in each of these subspecialties. We have regular departmental teaching, access to courses and a simulation centre on site.
About us
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.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.
Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have an assigned educational supervisor and there will be ample opportunities to increase surgical experience and participate in research projects, teaching, simulation and audit.
This job does not carry Postgraduate Deans approval.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MRCS or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice
- A team based approach to care and service management
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical patients and their carers/relatives
Research and Teaching
Desirable
- n ability to initiative pursue and complete clinical or basic medical research
- Certificate of medical education
Good Medical Practice
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical and Surgical Practice set out by the GMC
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Thomas Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH