Junior Clinical Fellow HPB / General Surgery

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the Royal London Hospital Department of General Surgery. The appointee will be attached to Colorectal, Vascular or Hepatobiliary surgical subspecialty firms and will participate in the on-call rota for General surgery and major trauma. The post is due to start as soon as possible.

The post predominantly provides practical emergency general surgery experience, but the postholder will also have duties with a subspecialty unit, including ward rounds, outpatient clinic and elective operating list attendance.

This position will suit doctors with full GMC registration with License to Practice, and relevant basic experience, interested in gaining further surgical experience before applying for entry to specialist training.

Interviews include a work-based assessment, and candidates will be expected to attend in person.

Main duties of the job

Gain hands-on operating experience in emergency general surgical procedures

Develop laparoscopic skills

Develop an understanding of the management of major trauma.

Develop an understanding of HPBsurgery, radiology and interventional radiology procedures (including radiofrequency ablation, chemoembolization, intra-operative ultrasound, laparoscopic ultrasound).

Develop communication skills requisite for the advertised position. Particular emphasis will be placed on attending clinic, MDT, coordination of admissions and discharges and care for inpatients with pathological and physiological complexity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.