Clinical Fellow STGeneral Surgery

Applications are invited for one full time Clinical Fellow ST3+ doctor in General Surgery.
The Department of General Surgery comprises 11 Consultants, 11 Specialty Trainees/Clinical Fellows ranging from ST3 to ST8 level and 25 more junior level trainees. Particular specialty interest include Colorectal, Upper GI including laparoscopic colorectal surgery and oncoplastic reconstruction. It is a busy clinical environment with a large volume of elective and emergency surgery and scope for personal development. A number of our current trust grade registrars are completing their FRCS examinations.
Swindon is a major town set within the rural beauty of Wiltshire, nestling between the Cotswolds to the North and Marlborough Downs to the South. Travel to major cities including Bristol, Oxford and London is easy with very frequent rail links and within an hour's journey by rail. The M4 motorway is within a couple of miles for travel by road.

Locally, accommodation is affordable for this part of the country and there are excellent shopping, social and sports facilities within easy reach.

The successful candidate will work within one of three teams; GI, Vascular or Breast. Together with their colleagues they will be responsible for the day to day management of their team's in-patients, perform the duties of the on-call general surgical registrar and attend theatre and out-patients. If appointed you will be one of 10 general surgical registrars who all participate in the on-call with an F1 and an F2 assisting them.

The successful candidate also will be expected to participate with the training of junior staff and medical students attached to the general surgery department.

The successful candidate would be encouraged to undertake research projects. The postholder will be involved in relevant Clinical Audit projects. Access to PCs and the internet is provided within the department.

Clinical Fellows are entitled to 30 days study leave per year, although 15 of these days are allocated to internal study days. The expenses entitlement for study leave is up to a maximum of £800 per year.

Annual leave entitlement is based on NHS service, on first appointment to the NHS 27 days. After 5 years completed NHS service 32 days per year. It is vital that leave is co-ordinated with that of other team members, and for this reason all requests for leave must be handed in, on the appropriate leave form, to the Clinical Lead, at least 6 weeks before the leave starts

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

• The post is not subject to the national Hospital Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions.
• The salary for these posts will be in accordance with the nationally agreed payscales applicable to the grade.
• Clinical Fellow ST3+ Level will be paid on nodal point 4 £ 48,075 per year. You will…