Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery

The Department of Colorectal Surgery at King's deals with the diagnosis and management of all benign and malignant colonic and anorectal conditions as part of a multi-disciplinary team involving Gastroenterologists, Radiologists, Oncologists, Pathologists, Palliative Care, Urogynaecologists and Urologists.

The principal responsibilities of the Senior Clinical Fellow will be the day to day management of the Colorectal surgical inpatients and participation in the Colorectal Surgery operating lists, Endoscopy lists and out-patient clinics as well as the MDMs. This post has been designed to run as a clinical post for one person over 12 months who will gain exposure to a wide variety of advanced surgical procedures, in a busy tertiary hospital offering numerous opportunities to develop specialized clinical skills in these areas of surgery.

The Senior Clinical Fellow will be an important link in the close collaboration of the MDM and will be expected to undertake initiatives to improve patient management and pathways of care similar to those expected by consultants

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is expected to bring along a genuine interest in Colorectal Surgery, its clinical practice, the diagnosis and therapy of rare and complex disease, and surgical practice including laparoscopy and day surgery for Colorectal disease.

The post holder is expected to take initiative in clinical or basic research in Colorectal Surgery in close cooperation with the Consultants and is encouraged to publish peer reviewed scientific articles. Appropriate enthusiasm will be fostered and properly supported.

The post holder will be expected to participate on the on call rota as a Senior Clinical Fellow covering General Emergency and Major Trauma surgery.

Academically, the fellow will conduct clinical and translational studies and participate in the collection of clinical research data.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

£37,068 to £57,570 a year per annum plus London zone £2,162