Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced clinician in general surgery. This role requires expertise in managing emergency admissions and performing operative and non-operative procedures in gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery. The ideal candidate will work autonomously and contribute to clinical leadership and training within the surgical team. Responsibilities include providing patient advice, participating in on-call duties, and attending surgical sessions.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinician with a strong background in general surgery.
• Ability to work autonomously under clinical governance frameworks.
• Competency in emergency admissions and management of gastrointestinal surgery.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist advice to patients regarding their illness.
• Participating in on-call rota for emergency general surgery.
• Undertaking regular ward rounds.
• Attending operating theatre and endoscopy sessions.
• Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership.

Job description

A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To meet service requirements we are looking to recruit experienced clinicians who will work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed within local clinical governance frameworks. The appointee will be based at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary but will support the Trust's General Surgery workload wherever it is located. This role will involve dealing with emergency admissions and elective operative and non‑operative management of General/Upper Gastrointestinal & Colorectal surgery, including gallstone management, abdominal wall hernia surgery, day case surgery, benign & malignant colorectal surgery.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist advice to patients regarding their illness
• Participating in on‑call rota for emergency general surgery
• Undertaking regular ward rounds
• Attending operating theatre and endoscopy sessions
• Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service
• Contributing to and participating in the development of the service
• Involving in teaching and training, audit and research

Organisation

The General Surgery & Urology Directorate forms part of the Surgical Division, which is led by the Divisional Medical Director Dr Christos Zipitis and Mr Nicholas Jones, Divisional Director for Operations and Performance. All the clinical directorates are under the leadership of the Medical Director, Dr Sanjay Arya, Consultant Cardiologist.