Senior Clinical Fellow - Bariatric Surgery

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical: The successful candidate will work within the Bariatric and Upper GI Multidisciplinary Team setting, administering the day to day running of the Bariatric & Upper GI firm and supervising and supporting the junior doctors as part of this team. The successful post holder will be expected to assist and manage the inpatients as well as taking referrals from ED and other departments. The candidate will also be expected to be part of the on call rota for General Surgery.

Teaching: Although this appointment is not accredited for training, the appointee will be expected to participate in some of the educational and training programmes within the department and the hospital.

Research: Several clinical research projects are in progress and ample opportunities exist for presentation and publications to the learned societies.

Audit: SCF will be encouraged to carry out audit projects with the support of audit department and must attend the regular department audit sessions.

Administrative: Offices and administrative services are available.

Study leave and Training: This post is not recognised by the London Deanery as a training post but facilities for study leave exist. There is a good recently expanded Medical Library situated in the Postgraduate Centre and Department Library facilities are also available.

A wide variety of postgraduate medical education courses and lectures are available locally including:

• Biweekly Surgical Simulation Sessions on Inovus augmented reality surgical simulators
• Weekly Surgical Journal Club
• Weekly Benign Upper GI MDTs, biweekly Bariatric MDTs, monthly Complex Upper GI/Reflux MDTs
• Courses of lectures arranged by clinical tutor
• Weekly physician clinical meetings
• Regular audit meetings

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Post-CCT or being within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Experience at senior registrar level for General, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, including emergency surgery in NHS
• Experience of audit and research
• Evidence of teaching ability
• Evidence of strong verbal and written skills
• Demonstration of keeping up to date with: General UGI Bariatric and Emergency Surgery
• Teaching skills

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Working towards completion of CCT (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Professional qualification - FRCS

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience at registrar level for General Surgery, especially emergency surgery in NHS.
• Experience of audit and research
• Evidence of Teaching ability
• Evidence of Strong verbal and written skills
• Demonstration of keeping up to date with: General , UGI , Bariatric and Emergency Surgery
• Teaching skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Bariatric Surgery

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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