Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General Surgery has a busy outpatient clinic schedule. Most clinics are based at the Princess Royal University Hospital site but clinics are also held in a small number of local satellite locations.

The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.

The General Surgery service at King's College NHS Foundation Trust is a single Trust service and, this post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital site near Bromley and South Sites, attendance at other sites including King's College Hospital may be required.

Inpatients General Surgery has its own dedicated ward space at the Princess Royal University Hospital in support of a busy elective schedule and a busy 24 hour Emergency Department, Breast, Endoscopy and ITU areas.

Theatres General Surgery has an average of fourteen elective main theatre sessions per week as well as a daily emergency list. In addition, General Surgery has an average of five day theatre sessions per week and Endoscopy lists 7 days per week.

Please see Job Description attached for full duties

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Eligible for registration with the GMC

Desirable criteria

• ATLS (or equivalent) within 2 years

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCS or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Other higher degree or diploma ( ATLS (or equivalent) within 2 years.

training and experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of and ability to work in multi-professional teams. The ability to empathise with patients and work co-operatively with others. Use a non- judgemental approach to patients and colleagues
• Specialist training and experience in General Surgery.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of clinical risk management. Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints. Ability to organize oneself & own work

Management & Leadership

Essential criteria

• Experience in day to day organisation of Surgical services in a busy Teaching Hospital

Desirable criteria

• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

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 (PDF, 272.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 24.7KB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)