Senior Clinical Fellow - Hepatobiliary | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Fellow for its Hepatobiliary Unit. This role is suitable for those in mid to late higher surgical training, offering opportunities in complex benign biliary disease and emergency surgery. Responsibilities include inpatient care under supervision, performing major resections, and teaching medical students and junior doctors. Candidates must commit to a clinical research project. This position closes on 17 Dec 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience at the mid-point or end of higher surgical training.
• Commitment to a clinical research project is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day care for inpatients under supervision.
• Perform and assist in major resections as appropriate.
• Join the on-call rota in General Surgery (1:12).
• Teach medical students and junior doctors.
• Participate in current research programmes.
• Attend weekly General Surgery meetings and tutorials.

Skills

Complex benign biliary disease

General and emergency surgery

Teaching medical students

Clinical research project

Education

Completed higher surgical training

Job description

Hepatobiliary Unit Clinical Fellow

The Hepatobiliary Unit has a vacancy for one Clinical Fellow, to work at ST4-8 level. This post would be suitable for individuals either at the mid‑point or towards the end of their higher surgical training. The learning opportunities encompass complex benign biliary disease, hepatobiliary malignancy, general and emergency surgery.

A commitment to a clinical research project would be a prerequisite for this post.

The Hepatobiliary and Colorectal units have built upon the expertise in the management of complex liver surgery and colorectal cancer surgery. Patients are referred to the units for assessment and treatment from all over the United Kingdom. Referrals are also received from overseas. Hampshire Hospitals is also a centre of excellence for neuroendocrine tumours.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of 2 National Specialist Centres for pseudomyxoma peritonei, commissioned by National Commissioning Group (NCG) on behalf of United Kingdom residents, for the assessment and treatment of pseudomyxoma peritonei.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day care for inpatients under the supervision of a daily consultant ward round
• Perform/assist in major resections as appropriate to their level of experience and the complexity of the case.
• Join the on‑call rota in General Surgery (1:12)
• Share in the teaching of medical students (from UCH/Middlesex, Southampton, St George's and also from abroad) and junior doctors.
• Participation in any current research programme.
• Administrative involvement.
• Attendance at weekly meetings in General Surgery, morbidity and mortality, journal club and multidisciplinary team meeting. Attendance is encouraged at all tutorials and postgraduate education within the hospital.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.

For further information about this role please see the Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025.