Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

The appointee will be based at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary but will be required to support the Trust's General Surgery workload wherever it is located. The appointee will work independently but would be supported by consultant surgeon. Appointee shall be provided for support career progression and would be allocated a clinical supervisor The general workload includes dealing with emergency admissions and their management while on call. Elective work will involve operative and non-operative management of General/upper gastrointestinal & colorectal surgery (gallstone management, abdominal wall hernia surgery, day case surgery, benign & malignant colorectal Surgery). The appointee will be responsible for:

• Providing specialist advice to patients regarding their illness
• Participate in on-call rota for emergency general surgery
• Undertake regular ward rounds
• Attend operating theatre and endoscopy sessions
• Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service
• Contributing to and participating in the development of the service
• Involve in teaching and training, audit and research
  
  An experienced clinician who will work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed within local clinical governance frameworks.
  
  Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.