Senior Clinical Fellow - General Surgery (Colorectal/Gen Surg/ Breast)

Perform daily ward rounds and facilitate the delivery of patient care within an enhanced recovery programme

To provide a General Surgical opinion on referrals from across the organisation

Participate in the middle grade on call rota- during the on-call shift.

To learn, in apprenticeship style training, various aspect of General, Colorectal or Breast Surgery

Undertake outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and operating theatre lists including CEPOD as directed by the consultants.

Offer a commitment to both postgraduate and undergraduate General Surgery training within the hospital.

Work with the multidisciplinary team.

Take part in the care of patients attending the department, including examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.

Recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants in their management of patients.

Perform related duties as required, including additional duties arising exceptionally from occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and duties essential for the continuity of patient care.

Supervise the Core trainee's and FY1s in service delivery, in outpatients, inpatients, and day services.

Participate in the Clinical Governance and Risk Assessment process

Assist or Lead in the audit of various aspects of work under theof the Audit lead

Working for your organisation

The post holder will be expected to provide registrar level cover on a rotational basis throughout general surgery division.

They will have to participate in the on-call registrar rota and will be expected to supervise the Junior Clinical Fellows / SHOs (8) and Foundation Year 1 and 2 trainees (14) in service delivery.

The post holder, during the on-call shifts, will provide a rapid response to A&E to facilitate the 4-hour trolley-wait target, attend trauma calls and accept referral from other specialities.

During the normal working day, the post holder will work in General, Colorectal or Breast firms and will cross cover where needed. The duties will include daily ward rounds of the inpatients, attending Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Care Unit / Surgical Assessment Unit, conducting outpatient clinics, attending theatre and endoscopy sessions.

During the CEPOD shifts, the registrar will assist or perform emergency surgeries with or without supervision, depending on the level of surgical experience.

There will be opportunity to enhance endoscopy skills including OGD and colonoscopy within the JAG / JETs framework.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Education & professional Qualifications

Essential: - MBBS; - Holds full UK GMC registration and license to practice; - MRCS/FRCS

Experience

Essential: - Previous experience working in General Surgery at the level of registrar for at least one year; - NHS experience

Desirable: - ATLS Certified and up to date

Skills and aptitudes

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential: - Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help; - Able to manage time and prioritise workload

Others

Essential: - Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting