Trust Senior Clinical Fellow HPB

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Trust Senior Clinical Fellow in HPB surgery. This role is designed for surgeons nearing the completion of their specialist training, offering an opportunity to enhance clinical skills in a supportive environment. The position involves participation in both open and laparoscopic surgeries, as well as responsibilities in patient care and education. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services and advancing surgical practices in a teaching hospital setting. This is a unique chance to make a significant impact in the field while preparing for a consultant role.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in General Surgery and HPB.
• Ability to perform routine procedures with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Participate in theatre and ward care of HPB patients.
• Assist with major surgeries and outpatient clinics.
• Contribute to teaching of medical students and junior trainees.

Skills

General Surgery

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

Emergency Surgery

Teaching Skills

Education

Specialist Training (ST6 or above)

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Trust Senior Clinical Fellow within HPB (Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary) surgery service at University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derriford Hospital, Devon. This post is a role intended for surgeons who are towards the end of their specialist training (ST6 or above), either seeking employment as a consultant or who wish to further their clinical experience before taking up appointment to a consultant position.

Previous experience in General Surgery and Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) is essential.

Main duties of the job

Some of the duties of the StR Higher are as follows:

• Participate in the Theatre and ward care of Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) and emergency surgery patients.
• Participate in the Middle grade on-call rota.
• Liaise with junior trainees to ensure appropriate pre-operative work-up including imaging.
• Attend regular operating sessions of the clinical team to assist with major surgery and develop skills of increasing complexity under the close supervision of the Consultant.
• Assist with regular outpatient clinics under the Consultant's guidance.
• Undertake administrative duties including the dictation of discharge summaries, operating notes, outpatient clinic letters and other relevant clinical correspondence.
• Perform duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Consultants.
• Contribute to the teaching of medical students, and junior trainees.
• Contribute to rota management of the junior doctors.

About us

Plymouth Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the southwest peninsula and is a teaching trust in partnership with the Peninsula Medical School. The Trust also has an integrated Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare to people in the Southwest Peninsula. We also provide comprehensive training and education for a wide range of healthcare professionals.

We offer a full range of general hospital services to around 450,000 people in Plymouth, North and East Cornwall and South and West Devon. These include emergency and trauma services, maternity services, paediatrics and a full range of diagnostic, medical and surgical sub-specialties.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The unit is organisationally part of the Surgery Care Group. The HPB unit has 6 consultants, and the unit undertakes both open and laparoscopic surgery for complex benign and malignant conditions of liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking to appoint a StR Higher 6+ in HPB surgery. The post is intended for surgeons who are toward the end of their specialist training, either seeking employment as a consultant or who wish to further their clinical experience before taking up appointment to a consultant position.

This is a Trust appointment, not a formal training post, so does not have Deanery or Royal College approval for training purposes. This is a fixed term post with terms and conditions that follow the specialist registrar grade, except for study leave as outlined in section 3.5. The salary scale is within the Specialist Registrar salary scale.

The post-holder will be supervised in their work by a designated consultant. They will be expected to be able to perform routine, uncomplicated procedures (such as cholecystectomy and hernia repair) with minimal supervision. The focus of training will be all Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary procedures.

Person Specification
Application form and interview
Essential

• Application form and interview

Desirable

• Application form and interview

Application form and interview
Essential

• Application form and interview

Desirable

• Application form and interview

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