Surgical Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Trust's Surgery Department are are looking for Clinical Fellows to join our General Surgery teams on a fixed-term full time basis, contracted until 30th September 2026.

Are you post core surgical training (or equivalent) or more senior looking to obtain further complex operative experience, prior to taking up a consultant post.

Your duties will be arranged with the Consultant to whom you are responsible, who has final medical responsibility for all
patients under his/her care.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the consultants and FY1 to ST2 level doctors in delivering in-patient care within this busy and forward-thinking department.

The provision of Surgical Services within the Hospital with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illness within the surgical department.

Close working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in providing high quality patient care.

Taking clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on-call rota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so.

Meeting with the educational supervisor to discuss personal development plans within the first six weeks of commencing the post.

Performing Operations and Assisting in Theatres.

Responsibility for continuity of care for patients on the ward.

The expected on call rota will be 1 in 13 shift system.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Surgical Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+ role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable criteria

• FRCS (Plas) or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience at Clinical Fellow ST3 or equivalent level
• At least 2 years of core surgical training or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and relatives.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with appropriate interpersonal skills for effective team working.

Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Interest in, and knowledge of medical audit and understands the principles of evidence-based audit.
• An understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of audit participation Standards High ethical/professional standards

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

• Senior Clinical Fellow JD (PDF, 332.2KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Medical Payscales 2/2025 (PDF, 187.5KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - Clinical Fellow FY1, FY2, MTI and ST1-9 (PDF, 312.4KB)