Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our general surgery service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, based primarily at the Ipswich Hospital. The fellowship will provide training in the assessment and management of Rectal & Colonic Cancer, IBD and Pelvic Floor Pathology along with all other aspects of complex colorectal & Coloproctological surgery.
The appointee will be working within the general surgery team at Ipswich Hospital providing support to the elective and emergency services.
The on-call commitment is currently a 1:10 Full Shift, with prospective cover. Candidates are expected to have significant experience in the assessment of general surgical emergencies and be registered with the GMC and will hold MRCS or equivalent.

Main duties of the job
The general surgery on-call will allow the candidate to gain additional experience in managing the acutely ill surgical patient and the post holder will be expected to make management decisions and operate on patients under the supervision of the consultant. An ability to participate in the day and night acute on call rota at the Specialist registrar level for General Surgery is an essential part of the role.
The post-holder will be expected provide leadership to the Foundation doctors by carrying out regular ward rounds and support inpatient patient care with the consultant team., There is opportunity for training in upper and lower GI endoscopy and help can be given to obtain JAG accreditation depending on the level of experience and skills of the post holder. The recent increase in endoscopy training capacity has meant the department has a track record of successful JAG accreditation by several individuals including endoscopy nurses and surgical middle grade / registrars based at Ipswich Hospital. If the post-holder is already JAG accredited, independent endoscopy lists can be rostered with mutual agreement.
The post offers excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to further develop laparoscopic and robotic minimally invasive surgical skills in the field of general and colorectal surgery. This is a new post created to support the delivery of general surgery services at Ipswich Hospital.
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
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Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.
Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due Home Office eligibility.
In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
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We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites - totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There's a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children's Unit.
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