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Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) - Colorectal/General Surgery
Main area: Colorectal Surgery
Grade: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (1:13 on call)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Plus on-call rota)
Job ref: 426-630-25EG
Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town: King's Lynn
Salary: £61,825 - £70,425 per annum plus on-call allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow within the specialty of General Surgery / Colorectal Surgery.
Our ideal candidate would have a minimum of 3 years in General Surgery experience in Acute Hospital services along with good theoretical knowledge and its application.
You will be offered a 6 month fixed term post to support the Colorectal Straight to Test 2WW pathway.
You will be a part of a dedicated team and will provide, in conjunction with colleagues, a General Surgical service at Middle Grade, to the Trust as directed by the Consultants.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake the triaging, selecting of patients, and supporting administration work to facilitate the Colorectal Straight to Test 2WW pathway.
2. Undertake outpatient clinics seeing follow-up patients and new cases under the supervision of the Consultant.
3. Assist in theatre with major laparoscopic and open colorectal and general surgical cases and carry out appropriate cases independently under close supervision as needed.
4. Be on the surgical on-call rota, resident on-site, at middle-grade level 1-10 variable and may change.
5. Undertake ward rounds with the Junior Medical Staff for the management of patients.
6. Provide intermediate level care for emergency admissions to all surgical patients referred to the team from A&E or directly from the General Practitioner to the Surgical Assessment Unit.
7. Undertake teaching of junior medical staff and other clinical staff as appropriate.
8. Participate fully in post graduate activities and surgical audit.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
* FRCS (UK) Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.
* Advanced Life Support (ALS) or be in the process of acquiring within a grace period of starting.
Entry Criteria
* Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
* Achieved the competences equivalent to that of a trainee who has completed UK foundation, ST1 and ST2 training or equivalent experience.
* Experience in surgical at ST2 or equivalent level for at least 12 months.
Experience
* Management of surgical admissions at ST3+ level.
* Minimum of 1 year of UK experience.
* Evidence of supervision or training of junior doctors.
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities.
* Free counselling service.
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access.
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause.
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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