Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery to join a renowned team. The role involves extensive clinical responsibilities and career development opportunities within a leading NHS Trust environment, dedicated to patient care and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• GMC registered with MBBS or equivalent qualification.
• Experience relevant to clinical activity in speciality.
• Evidence of audit participation and research publications.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical ward work and outpatient workload.
• Participate in elective and emergency operations.
• Contribute to General Surgery on-call at St Mary's Hospital.

Skills

Clinical activity appropriate to job description

Participation in clinical audit

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Education

GMC Registration

MBBS or equivalent

Working towards CCT or equivalent

Post CCT or equivalent (desirable)

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

A Senior Clinical Fellow is sought to work as part of the specialist Upper GI Surgery team at Imperial College NHS Trust starting in October 2025. The successful candidate will be a senior registrar equivalent with significant experience in Upper GI Surgery looking to further develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The candidate must have achieved, or be working towards their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent. Working as part of the regional cancer centre for North West London at Hammersmith Hospital, West London, the post-holder will work with senior consultant colleagues to deliver excellent care for our patients.

The Upper GI surgical service moved to the Hammersmith (HH) site in March 2019. It is the regional upper GI cancer unit for north-west London and parts of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and offers a range of routine and highly specialised surgical procedures, including:
• Specialist oesophago-gastric cancer (open and minimally invasive)
• Specialist laparoscopic services for benign upper gastrointestinal surgery, including reflux disease, achalesia and other motility disorders
• Redo and reconstructive gastric surgery for benign disease

There are strong links with a vibrant gastro-intestinal physician unit which is the network centre for the management of early cancers, with excellent diagnostic and radiological input in a multi-professional setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is intended to work at Registrar level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Elective and Emergency operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

The post holder will contribute to the General Surgery oncall at St Mary's Hospital.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is intended to work at Registrar level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Elective and Emergency operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

Key stakeholders

The post holder will be required to develop key working relationships with the following roles within the service and the wider Trust.
• Consultants
• Doctors in Training
• Trust Doctors
• Nursing Staff
• Allied Health Professionals
• Managerial Staff

1. Key areas of responsibilities

- 1:x SMH on call rota.

- General & Upper GI surgery outpatient clinics

- Theatres

- Referral triaging

- Ward rounds

- MDT

Below is an outline timetable.

AM

PM

Mon

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

HH UGI clinic

Tues

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Wed

UGI Ward Round

HH UGI Clinic

HH Theatre (alternate weeks)

Admin

HH Theatre (alternate weeks)

Thurs

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Fri

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Regular meetings: Monthly committee meetings, monthly operational meeting, ad hoc meetings.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC Registration
• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Working towards completion of CCT (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Post CCT (or equivalent

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job description

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Appropriate to job description

Audit

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation and understanding of the principles of clinical audit

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Publications in peer-reviewed medical journals

Desirable criteria

• Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships, other degrees, higher scholarships

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Spec (PDF, 720.5KB)
• FRF (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)