Job overview
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Colorectal Surgery team at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. This 1-year post will be suitable for trainees at specialist registrar level, peri-CCT trainees or candidates aiming for post-CCT experience seeking broad Colorectal expertise in a busy tertiary centre. The unit offers Colorectal cancer care, HIPEC, pelvic floor disorders, complex benign conditions, an abdominal wall service and robotic surgery.
Colorectal Surgery at the Royal London Hospital (RLH) is part of the department of general surgery, which also has specialist divisions of HPB surgery and upper GI surgery. At the Royal London Hospital there are 7 substantive full- and part-time consultant colorectal surgeons (1 Queen Mary University of London academic appointment).
For informal discussions please contact:
• Miss K Hancorn: Consultant in Colorectal Surgery –
• Mr M Thaha: Consultant in Colorectal Surgery –
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Main duties of the job
This is a key post in the department of Colorectal & Pelvic Floor Surgery at Barts Health NHS Trust. The post is based at the Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel) but may require work at other Trust sites in the City and East London.
The post-holder will be clinically responsible for the smooth running of the department whose work spans the whole breadth of coloproctology. The placement will focus on the surgical management of Colorectal cancer, pelvic floor and functional colorectal disorders with key participation in MDT, our regional pelvic floor MDT, clinics, and theatres.
The post-holder will gain subspecialist clinical training and operative experience in complex IBD and intestinal failure surgery, complex proctology and abdominal wall reconstruction.
Academically he/she will be responsible for a defined research or educational project (with senior academic supervision) related to Colorectal Cancer, pelvic floor, IBD or another research in coloproctology. The post-holder will also have an important teaching role of undergraduate medical students.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to directly supervise the junior surgical staff as well as assist the clinical research fellows whose number usually vary from 4 – 5 at any one time.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.
The post holder might be required to work across the Trust at any time throughout the duration of his/her contract, which may entail travel and working at different hospital.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Medical qualification
2. FRCS/MRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
3. Higher Degree
4. Track record in research
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Has completed Basic Surgical Training
6. At the end of/completed Higher Surgical Training
7. Reasonable surgical experience as evidenced by logbook
Desirable criteria
8. Some experience in research methodology *e.g. BSc
Knowledge, Skills, Ability
Essential criteria
9. Wide clinical knowledge
10. Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
11. Ability to supervise clinical research assistants/junior staff
Attitude & disposition
Essential criteria
12. Flexible and co-operative.
13. Self-motivated
14. Willingness to learn new skills
15. Willing to be innovative and to deal with responsibilities of the Unit
16. Willingness to extend normal hours to pursue the research project
17. Good interpersonal skills
Other Circumstances
Essential criteria
18. Good communication and presentation skills
19. Computer skills
20. Willingness to work on different sites