Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is offering fellowships for senior trainees in colorectal surgery. Successful candidates will engage in advanced training, manage wards, and lead surgical procedures. Applicants must have completed general surgical training and possess FRCS or equivalent. Teaching opportunities and support for research publications are available during the fellowship.

Benefits

Opportunities for teaching

Support for research publications

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Up-to-date and fit to practice safely.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage wards and outpatient clinics.
• Conduct main case operating and day case theatres.
• Provide post-operative intensive care.
• Supervise and support on-call Registrars.

Skills

Presentations

Publications

MDT working

Supervision of juniors

Communication skills

Teaching experience

Education

Completion of appropriate general surgical training programme

FRCS or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The John Goligher Unit is run by twelve Consultant Colorectal Surgeons with sub-speciality interests in advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer, minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, pelvic floor surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, complex inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal failure.

Each year we offer four fellowships for senior trainees who have completed their general surgery training to CCT level or equivalent.

Fellows can expect a broad programme of advanced training with the option of tailoring the year to focus on one or more subspecialties.

The post is fixed term for a 12-month period. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will fulfil the training objectives of their fellowship within this period.

Main duties of the job

Fellows on the unit have already completed registrar/residency training (post-CCT or equivalent) and benefit from consultant-led training in the operating theatre. We expect the applicant to be experienced enough to make sound independent clinical judgements and to look after this complex group of patients on a day-to-day basis. They are also expected to supervise and teach the registrars and SHOs. The applicant will be expected to conduct rounds and clinics independently. They may also be asked to perform certain lists independently, appropriate for their level of experience. As part of the Senior Registrar (SR) rota, they will supervise and support the on-call Registrar with acute admissions, operating and referrals on non-resident rota Mon-Fri.

As a large teaching hospital there are multiple opportunities for teaching and training. There are leadership and service improvement roles that can be picked up by fellows. The unit remains at the forefront of international research into colorectal disease and is supported by world class pathology, gastroenterology and radiology departments. Our academic University department, led by Professor David Jayne, has a large portfolio of both basic science and translational research projects and Fellows are encouraged (and supported) to publish at least one manuscript during the course of the year.

About us

The unit is composed of twelve consultant surgeons (ten whole time equivalent), four senior fellows, five Y& H Deanery SpRs, three core trainees (CT), four foundation (FY1) trainees, advanced care practitioners (ACPs) and colorectal nurse specialists (CNS).

Consultants:

• Mr R Baker (Medical Director, LTHT)
• Mr I Botterill
• Mr D Burke
• Mr J Hance (Clinical Lead)
• Prof D Jayne
• Mr S Maslekar
• Mr A Quyn
• Mr K Riyad
• Prof P Sagar
• Mr R Saunders
• Mr P Scott
• Mr J Tiernan
• Mr G Zhou

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

• Patient-centred
• Collaborative
• Fair
• Accountable
• Empowered

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 description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES OF THE POST

Ward management

Main case operating theatres

Day case operating theatres

Outpatient clinics

Post-operative intensive care

On-call SR duties 1:9

Discussions with relatives

Initiation/change of treatment

Research & audit

Teaching juniors

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completion of appropriate general surgical training programme
• FRCS or equivalent

Desirable

• Postgraduate Masters degree (MSc/MD/PhD/MBA)
• with viva defence of research thesis (MD/PhD)

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate level of clinical experience for role
• Appropriate level of surgical (technical) experience for role

Desirable

• Colonoscopy experience
• Relevant colorectal courses
• Evidence of extra achievements during training

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Presentations
• Publications
• Appropriate personal skills for role: MDT working, supervision of juniors, communication skills
• Teaching experience

Desirable

• An understanding of current UK colorectal cancer management
• Prizes
• High impact publications
• Evidence of formal teaching training or roles
• Management role/experience

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• GMC registration
• Appropriate level of English language for role
• Evidence of achievement of CCT equivalent competencies
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Up to date & fit to practise safely

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C9298-MED-860

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