# Senior Clinical Fellow in UGI Abdominal Wall & Hernia

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** General Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 per annum excl LW (depending on experience)
- **Contract type:** 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- **Employment type:** 40 hours per week (Full Time)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T08:40:41.998Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Sutton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/General_Surgery/General_Surgery-v8252042
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8252042?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

UGI Abdominal Wall & Hernia Fellow

Applications are invited for the post of UGI Abdominal Wall & Hernia Fellow in General Surgery. This post will be based at Epsom and St Helier Hospital and is designed to support the elective and emergency General Surgery Service. The post provides an opportunity for advanced training in the management of complex abdominal wall reconstruction and elective laparoscopic hernia surgery.

This is a 12 month post specifically for surgeons from the UK or internationally who have recently completed or are nearing the completion of their higher surgical training (post-CCT or equivalent)and wish to expand their surgical experience.

### Main duties of the job

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right hand side

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate with patients and relatives

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good IT skills
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
- Ability to present at departmental meetings
- Knowledge of audit process
- An understanding of the principles of clinical research

**Desirable**

- Participation in a previous audit project
- Previous participation in research projects and/or publications

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Good level of broad based Surgical knowledge

### Experience

**Essential**

- At least 2 years of Surgical Core Training or higher

**Desirable**

- Experience in General Surgery at ST3+ level

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent
- Full Registration with GMC
- MRCS
- ALS

**Desirable**

- ATLS

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ugi fellow jd aug 2026 (pdf, 816.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10564563)

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