Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellow

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence. At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical., This post is for a Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellow to work within the Colorectal and General Surgery Units at the Royal Berkshire Hospital alongside, and under supervision of, the colorectal consultants. It is intended for a post-CCT Specialist Registrar who has a specialist interest in colorectal surgery who is awaiting a definitive Consultant post. The post will provide generous experience of emergency and elective procedures in both independent and supervised practice. The fellow will have access to operating sessions including, dependent on experience, unsupervised lists. The expectation is that the successful candidate will also be involved in outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and all aspects of the firm's clinical and academic activities. They will also contribute to training of core and specialist trainees., The fellow will be expected to be involved in all aspects of the Trust's clinical and academic activities including operative and ward-based teaching of juniors including Core Surgical (CT) and Medical Specialty Registrars (SpR). The position aims to develop competence in minimally invasive colorectal procedures and the Fellow will have the opportunity to work with a number of trainers during the year and will develop their skills in laparoscopic resections, TAMIS procedures and robotic resections. The fellow will have the opportunity to achieve robotic competencies via the Intuitive Academic Program (depending on previous experience).

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification, GMC registered to practice, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1^st June 2006. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for over 1,000,000 patients across Berkshire. It is Reading's biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country's new medical schools.
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. As well as General Surgery, the hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities. The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (e.g. Ophthalmology, renal, radiotherapy). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor, Windsor dialysis unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley and there are visiting clinics in Wallingford and Wantage, By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

Staff Benefits
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• NHS pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advice Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.