NHS Lothian
Job Title: Advanced Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery
Department: Colorectal Surgery
Base: Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.
Post Summary:
This post is suitable for a senior specialist registrar (ST6 or above) who wishes to gain experience in advanced open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery, TEMS and advanced endoscopy including therapeutic endoscopy, pelvic floor, complex pelvic surgery, IBD surgery and robotic surgery. This is a hospital funded post. It is suitable for candidates from the UK or abroad. Candidates should have had significant previous training in colorectal and laparoscopic surgery, including endoscopy. The post will comprise both emergency duties on the registrar rota (which is resident) and elective sessions at the Western General Hospital and peripheral hospitals. At present the rota for emergency on-call is 1 in 10.
There are 3 posts in 2025 for 1 year. One will ideally commence February 2025, and the other two will commence August 2025.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Name : Danielle Collins
Email : Danielle.Collins@nhs.scot
Name : Vicki Stewart
Email: vicki.stewart2@nhs.scot
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, East of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor General Surgery role. The advertised salary is £40,995- - £64,461. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2024.
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