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Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Clinical UGI experience
- Experience
Completed CCST/CESR or equivalent
- Experience
Experience of on call duties at middle grade level
- Experience
Postgraduate level training in General Surgery and UGI Surgery
- Qualifications
CCT in Upper GI (or within 6 months at time from interview) or inclusion on the Specialist Register
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Qualifications
FRCS
- Qualifications
Postgraduate degree in Surgery
- Other requirements
Satisfactory immigration / right to work status
- Other requirements
Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
- Other requirements
Satisfactory Disclosure (DBS) check or equivalent
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Up to date with current medical practices
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Ability to take appropriate clinical decisions when necessary
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Research and interests relevant to specialty
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Motivated and efficient
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Flexible, caring and hard working
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Values aligned to those of the Health Board
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of UGI surgery in a tertiary unit
- Experience
Evidence of participation in Research and Clinical Governance
- Experience
Experience in resectional and benign Upper GI
- Qualifications
Intercalated Degree
- Qualifications
Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)
- Qualifications
Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Audit
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Teaching
- Attitude / Aptitude / Personal characteristics
Ability to speak Welsh
Job overview
Only Post CCT applicants Need Apply
Post CCT Clinical Fellow in General & Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
This post is available from December 2026 for 1 year
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to carry out surgery, as well as provide expertise in the diagnosis, assessment and on-going management of oesophagogastric cancer and general surgery patients.
This one year programmed in General and Upper GI will provided training and experience in all aspects of care for patients.
the postholder will be supervised by Mr Tarig Abdelrahman, Lead Consultant Surgeon for Upper GI and will work with the Upper GI Surgeons associated with the programme.
On completion of this programme it is anticipated that the trainee will have skills appropriate to a Surgeon with a special interest in Upper GI.
The one year programme is based at the University Hospital of Wales. The post is subject to review after six months and continuation in the post is dependent upon satisfactory performance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Fellow in General & Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery)
Refer to Personal Specification and Job Description
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Post CCT Clinical Fellow in General & Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor General Surgery role. The advertised salary is £56,925 - £80,730 Pa. The contract type is 12 months (12 months fixed term). The application deadline is 06 Oct 2026.
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