Senior Clinical Fellow in OG Surgery

A Senior Clinical Fellow is sought to work as part of the specialist Upper GI Surgery team at Imperial College NHS Trust starting in October 2026. The successful candidate will be a senior registrar equivalent with significant experience in Upper GI Surgery looking to further develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The candidate must have achieved, or be working towards their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent.

Working as part of the regional cancer centre for North West London at Hammersmith Hospital, West London, the post-holder will work with senior consultant colleagues to deliver excellent care for our patients.

The Upper GI surgical service moved to the Hammersmith (HH) site in March 2019. It is the regional upper GI cancer unit for north-west London and parts of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and offers 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

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

The post holder is intended to work at Registrar level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Elective and Emergency operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

The post holder will contribute to the General Surgery oncall at St Mary's Hospital.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including 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.

The post holder is intended to work at Registrar level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Elective and Emergency operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

Key stakeholders

• Consultants
• Doctors in Training
• Trust Doctors
• Nursing Staff
• Allied Health Professionals
• Managerial Staff

1. Key areas of responsibilities

• 1:x SMH on call rota.
• General & Upper GI surgery outpatient clinics
• Theatres
• Referral triaging
• Ward rounds
• MDT

Below is an outline timetable.

AM

PM

Mon

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

HH UGI clinic

Tues

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Wed

UGI Ward Round

HH UGI Clinic

HH Theatre (alternate weeks)

Admin

HH Theatre (alternate weeks)

Thurs

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Fri

UGI Ward Round

HH Theatres

HH Theatres

Regular meetings
:
Monthly committee meetings, monthly operational meeting, ad hoc meetings.

• On GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
• On GMC's specialist register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
• Appropriate Royal College membership
• MD, PhD

• OG Cancer Surgery with vascular resection
• Experience in working in OG multidisciplinary team managing both cancer and benign OG cases.
• Emergency general surgery and/or trauma experience

• Benign upper gastrointestinal surgery, including reflux disease, achalesia and other motility disorders experience
• Advanced laparoscopic OG surgical experience

• Understanding of the key principles of clinical audit

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience £44,170 - £67,610 per annum plus London Weighting