Junior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery

Overview

A Junior Clinical Fellow is sought to work as part of the specialist Upper GI Surgery team at Imperial College NHS Trust starting ASAP. The successful candidate will be an SHO or equivalent with experience in Upper GI Surgery and looking to further develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The role is based at Hammersmith Hospital, a regional cancer centre for North West London.

The Upper GI Surgical Service moved to the Hammersmith site in March 2019. It is the regional Upper GI Cancer Unit for North‑west London and parts of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, offering a range of routine and highly specialised surgical procedures, including:

• Specialist oesophago-gastric cancer (open and minimally invasive)
• Specialist laparoscopic services for benign upper gastrointestinal surgery, including reflux disease, achalesia and other motility disorders
• Redo and reconstructive gastric surgery for benign disease

There are strong links with a vibrant gastro‑intestinal physician unit which is the network centre for the management of early cancers, with excellent diagnostic and radiological input in a multi‑professional setting.

Opportunities for research exist through Imperial College with all the oesophago‑gastric consultants holding academic appointments and having active research groups.

Post will be for 4 months to cover maternity leave within the service.

Clinical duties include participating in patients’ care and on‑call duties; attending out‑patients, theatre sessions covering UGI as well as occasionally HPB patients on ward. The post holder will be required to cover activities of the UGI surgical team (ward rounds, clinics and theatre sessions), giving occasionally allocated time to assist with UGI patients on ward, along with general surgical on calls within the Hammersmith Hospital which also involves covering UGI and endocrine patients out of hours.

Monthly committee meetings, monthly operational meetings, ad hoc meetings, morning assembly every day, monthly MDTMs, departmental grand round.

On‑call frequency, 1 in 7 non‑resident (after 8pm).

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Krishna Moorthy

Job title:

Consultant In Upper Gastrointestinal
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