Main area General Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow (CT3/ST3+ equivalent) Contract Fixed term: 12 months (On-call cover required) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call rota) Job ref 269-MD923
Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £61,825 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 07/08/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education (60%) and Surgery (40%)
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow (CT3/ST3+ equivalent)
Job overview
The Salisbury GI Service is an ambitious, forward-thinking department, combining upper gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, emergency general surgery, gastroenterology and endoscopy.
The service provides complete care for patients with disorders relating to the gastrointestinal tract. Surgeons, physicians, specialist nurses and allied health professions work closely together to provide in house multidisciplinary care for all patients with gastrointestinal problems in both the emergency and elective inpatient and outpatient settings.
The successful candidate will join our team to provide an integrated digestive diseases service across the Salisbury area. The department is actively seeking improvements in the provision of services to the local community and to the region. We fully embrace multidisciplinary team working, and sub-specialisation, believing that this best serves the needs of our patients. The department has an excellent track record of leading innovation. We have a vision for our service that includes the continued development of minimal access surgery for all appropriate areas of general surgery including emergency work.
Main duties of the job
This post is full time, one-year fixed term post based on 10 sessions per week: 6 sessions of educational work and 4 sessions of clinical work in Surgery.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake a Certificate in Medical Education which will be funded.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Associate Clinical Sub Dean, Surgery leads and the Medical Education team to coordinate and deliver outstanding training to medical students.
The successful candidate will be involved in organising and delivering clinical teaching to students in the final year and third year Medical Students of their course at Southampton University Medical School.
Successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake medical education research projects and quality improvement projects and will be encouraged to submit abstracts and attend medical education conferences (for example the Association for the Study of Medical Education, ASME).
Please see attached Job Description for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications and Specialist Training
* MBBS (or equivalent) and at least Part 1 MRCS
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Certificate of Completion of Basic / Core Surgical Training
Experience/Clinical Skills
* Previous basic surgical experience at CT2 level or above
* Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems and demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
* Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice
Management Experience
* Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
* Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
* Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate
* Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
* Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
* Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Teaching
* Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
* Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
Audit and Research
* Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit
* Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Management Experience
* Ability to contribute to the development of the service
* Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload
Other attributes
* Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients
* Good interpersonal skills
* To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
Experience/Clinical Skills
* Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
* Proven ability to work effectively in a range of clinical settings
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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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.
Application numbers
Please note that due to high interest in this advert we reserve the right to close early. Please ensure you submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Name Mr Rob Padwick Job title Lead Consultant GI Unit Email address rob.padwick@nhs.net Telephone number 01722 336262 Additional information
Candidates are encouraged to visit the Department and should contact:
Mr Robert Padwick – Clinical Lead for the Salisbury GI Unit
robert.padwick@nhs.netx2278
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