Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Fellow in Robotic Colorectal Surgery for a 12-month post. The role includes participating in a 1 in 14 rota for 24/7 cover of emergency general surgery with a strong focus on robotic skills. Responsibilities cover outpatient clinics, theatres, and special interest clinics. The Trust is committed to work-life balance and multidisciplinary care. This is an opportunity to join a lead organization dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 1 in 14 rota covering emergency general surgery.
• Tailor role to individual candidate needs with a focus on robotic colorectal surgical skills.
• Cover outpatient clinics, theatres, and special interest clinics.

Education

Peri or post-CCT in General Surgery

Full or provisional JAG accreditation for providing endoscopy sessions

Job description

Job Overview

The successful candidate will be participating in a 1 in 14 rota, contributing equally to 24/7 cover of NSECH emergency general surgery. The candidate will be attached to the colorectal surgery department and the role will be tailored to their individual needs with a strong focus on robotic colorectal surgical skills. If the candidate has full or provisional JAG accreditation they may be asked to provide endoscopy sessions, this will be negotiated with the candidate based on their experience.

Duties will also involve cover for outpatient clinics, theatres, and special interest clinics. On‑site sub‑specialty consultant cover (Upper GI and Colorectal) is provided between 0800hr and 1800hr, with 24hr consultant cover outside these times provided from home.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Fellow in Robotic Colorectal Surgery.

General surgical services in Northumbria are delivered by a Trustwide multi‑disciplinary team approach. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work‑life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances.

Qualifications

• Peri or post‑CCT in General Surgery
• Full or provisional JAG accreditation for providing endoscopy sessions

Employment Details

The post is for 12 months.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.