Job overview
Applications are invited for the posts of Senior Clinical Fellow for Vascular Service and Hot Clinic Support. This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to help us improve the service that we provide to our population. This posts to provide support to ED to improve the flow through ED and reduce the number of surgical admissions. The post is to cover the vascular ward, hot clinic and patient flow on a daily basis. You will be in a key role as you support patients through their diagnosis, initiate investigations and provide management plans for patients presenting with vascular issues. The post also support the award winning Surgical Hot Clinic and the aim is to run these clinics 7 days per which reduces hospital admission by providing acute ambulatory care for patients referred to the on-call surgical service. The post offers an excellent opportunity to consolidate and build on existing operative and clinical skills in General and emergency surgery and the ideal candidate will be able to undertake research and develop their leadership skills with support of the surgical team. They will have opportunity to get involved in quality improvement projects. We will support the appointee in their career progression.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Fellow in General and Vascular Surgery will;
You will need to have GMC registration and MRCS or equivalent. The ideal candidate would
possess good written and verbal communications skills and be a good team player which is an
essential requirement for this post.
· Participate in outpatients Clinics
· Attend theatres and be part of the CEPOD rota
· The candidate will undertake research and service improvement projects within the
division of General and Vascular Surgery and enhance their clinical portfolio.
· Work in collaboration with the Team of Consultant Surgeons ensuring patients are
effectively triaged and reduced unnecessary delays to treatment
· Participate in clinical governance programme including appraisal and research projects
leading to publications
· Will have responsibility for providing emergency support to patients at Queens Hospital
as appropriate
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff who come from 146 different countries live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person
Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for this role. Please ensure
that you review the full speciation and the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read the information on the advert and the supporting information before
completing and submitted an application. As you complete your application, please ensure that you
clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately
completing the supporting information section on the application form.
Personal Specification;
Essential Criteria;
· Full registration with GMC
· MRCS or equivalent
· Work experience of middle grade level in general or vascular surgery or substantial experience at
SHO level
· Evidence of professional continued development
Desirable;
· Higher degree
· Experience in managing emergency surgical patients
· Previous UK surgical experience
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC Registration, MBChB or FRCS equivalent
2. Work experience at the middle grade level in general and emergency surgery or substantial SHO experience
3. Evidence of continuing professional development
4. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable criteria
5. Higher Degree
6. Previous UK surgical experience
7. Experience in managing emergency surgical skills
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.