Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

4 weeks ago

Rotherham, United Kingdom The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Weare pleased to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Clinical Fellow withwell-rounded training to join an existing team of 12 Consultants.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work alongside the 12 Consultant Surgeons together with Specialist Registrars, Core Surgical Trainees and Foundation Trainees. The department provides a wide range of in-patient and day case procedures and provides emergency and elective general surgery services as well as subspecialty services in Colorectal, Breast and Upper GI. The department has an excellent reputation for laparoscopic surgery and performs significant numbers of laparoscopic colorectal resections, groin and ventral hernia repairs and fundoplications each year. The laparoscopic approach is routine for appendicectomy and cholecystectomy (both elective and emergency). The breast unit perform over 250 cancer resections per year with both immediate and delayed reconstructions. Complex abdominal wall reconstructions are undertaken regularly for complex/giant incisional hernia.

Acute Surgical Unit

In 2019 the Trust opened a new Acute Surgical Unit, with bespoke assessment facilities aimed at maximising our ambulatory care pathways for surgical patients. A senior surgical assessor reviews patients on presentation and integral ultrasound assessment speeds diagnosis.

It has reduced non-elective admissions and reduced length of stay. Initially aimed at General Surgery patients, work is underway to broaden the approach to other surgical specialities who could take advantage of the facilities and ambulatory pathways.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering arange of health care services to people in Rotherham and across SouthYorkshire.

We areambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health andsocial care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovativeand forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care deliveryfor people at home, in the community and in hospital.

At the heartof the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of themain Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range ofspecialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region andnationally.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust iscommitted to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone.The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population itserves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled andrequire reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the MedicalRecruitment Team to discuss.

Job description

Job responsibilities

TheDepartment

DEPARTMENT OFGENERAL SURGERY

There are twelve consultant surgeons in the Surgical Department. The surgeonsare arranged into four teams (Colorectal, UGI, General and Breast)

Other MedicalStaff

The department is well staffed across all threenon-consultant tiers with a range of Associate Specialists, Speciality Doctorsand Senior Clinical Fellows at middle grade level. The Core Trainee and FY1rotas are supported by a number of Junior Clinical Fellows and AdvancedClinical Practitioners.

The Post

There are12 Consultant Surgeons together with Specialist Registrars, Core SurgicalTrainees and Foundation Trainees. Thedepartment provides a wide range of in-patient and day case procedures andprovides emergency and elective general surgery services as well assubspecialty services in Colorectal, Breast and Upper GI. The department has an excellent reputationfor laparoscopic surgery and performs significant numbers of laparoscopiccolorectal resections, groin and ventral hernia repairs and fundoplicationseach year. The laparoscopic approach is routine for appendicectomy andcholecystectomy (both elective and emergency). The breast unit perform over 250cancer resections per year with both immediate and delayed reconstructions.Complex abdominal wall reconstructions are undertaken regularly forcomplex/giant incisional hernia.

Acute Surgical Unit

In 2019 the Trust opened a new Acute SurgicalUnit, with bespoke assessment facilities aimed at maximising our ambulatorycare pathways for surgical patients. A senior surgical assessor reviewspatients on presentation and integral ultrasound assessment speeds diagnosis.

It has reduced non-elective admissions andreduced length of stay. Initially aimed at General Surgery patients, work isunderway to broaden the approach to other surgical specialities who could takeadvantage of the facilities and ambulatory pathways.

Urology

Thedepartment has 5 Consultants plus Specialty and Foundation Trainees.Activity includes outpatient, day case surgery, inpatient electiveprocedures and emergency admissions

ON-CALL

We work on a 1 in 9 full shift rota. Post holders will be expected to co-operatein the introduction of new ways of working and monitoring processes with thesupport of the junior medical doctors.

Patientsrequiring major vascular procedures are transferred to the Sheffield VascularInstitute, which also provides emergency vascular cover.

The ST3+ andequivalents cover urology admissions out of hours and are expected to liaisewith the consultant urologist who is on call 24/7 if there are urologicalproblems. There is a daily (including weekends) consultant-led urology wardround.

Education and Training

Thesuccessful candidates will have access to all resources currently available inthe Trust. This will involve Library andKnowledge Services, e-learning resources, Clinical Skills Training programmes,simulation training and other opportunities.

Inductionwill be provided covering both generic and specialty specific requirements. Fornew starters in the UK there will be a one-week programme in PGME prior tostarting clinical duties to prepare the post holder for practice in the UK.This may be extended according to individual needs. Initial work in clinicalareas would be supernumerary until the Clinical Supervisor agrees the doctor isready to do on call.

The postholders will be expected to develop a portfolio showing on-going professionaldevelopment and can access support from PGME to do this. The post holders will have a namedEducational Supervisor; with whom they will meet on a regular basis forappraisal. They will agree to a PersonalDevelopment Plan and receive assessment in the workplace and regular feedback,including multisource feedback.

Each clinicaldepartment will provide access to in-house teaching equivalent to traininggrade doctors. It is intended that a monthly teaching session for doctors onthis rotation will be established.

Funding forexternal study leave may be available from the department equivalent in valueto career grade staff employed by the Trust.

Person Specification

Education and Teaching

Essential

Experience of and commitment to teaching, mentoring and developing undergraduates and postgraduates.

Desirable

Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching. Qualification in education

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC Please confirm your GMC number Possession of MRCS (or equivalent).

Desirable

Higher Medical Degree

Research and Audit

Essential

Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Desirable

Relevant research published in peer review journal

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in General Surgery and at least 2 years on a Core Surgical Training programme or equivalent

Desirable

Subspecialty training or equivalent

Ability/skills

Essential

Specific skills required to undertake the role above those required by the GMC standards.

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