Trust Doctor in Pancreatic Surgery

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT This is a 12 month fixed-term post for a Trust Doctor (Senior Clinical Fellow) working within the Pancreas and General Surgery Department based at St Jamess University Hospital. This role is intended to provide an experience for the successful candidate within pancreatic surgery. MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT This post will be allocated to the North Yorkshire Pancreas Department led by 5 Consultants. DUTIES OF THE POST - Operating Theatres 3 full day sessions including some day case surgeries - Outpatient Clinics - Attendance in weekly Speciality MDT meeting - Ward based care - Participate in Audit/Teaching/Research - Acute General on call LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY The post holder will provide clinical care for acute, elective and outpatients under the supervision of the pancreas consultants. The post holder will be part of the general surgical out of hours specialty registrar rota providing emergency care for acute surgical admissions and
referrals, patients on the general surgical wards, the surgical high dependency unit and the intensive care unit. The post holder will be expected to conduct outpatient clinics independently, with support from a consultant. The post holder will be expected to support theatre sessions including day-case surgery. The post holder will contribute to the weekly multi-disciplinary meetings alongside the consultant team. TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING The Trust as a Teaching hospital recognises the importance of personal development, and all medical staff are expected to provide an appropriate contribution to the undergraduate teaching programme. The precise details of the contribution to teaching will be discussed with the appointee after taking up post where applicable. There is an expectation to collaborate in clinical research and participate in monthly governance audits.