Senior Clinical Fellow - General Surgery

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a Senior Clinical Fellow in Coloretctal Surgery and Upper GI Surgery for 12 months (6 months per specialty).

The post is based at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District Hospital which are well-equipped modern hospitals with excellent facilities.

The successful applicant will assist in providing a clinical service in Colorectal Surgery and Upper GI Surgery to the population of Lancashire and the adjoining areas. This will include supporting and undertaking outpatient clinics, operating lists, ward rounds and being part of the Surgical Out of Hours Service (SOS) on-call rota.

The successful candidate will work with the existing established Colorectal and Upper GI Surgery teams led by our Consultant Surgeons.

The Senior Clinical Fellow, in conjunction with the junior trainees will assist with the ward care of Colorectal patients. They will be involved in the assessment and management of emergency admissions.

The Senior Clinical Fellow Will Be Expected To

• Supervise the clinical and teaching activities of junior trainees.
• Assess all new patients and liaise regarding clinical care with the Consultant and other colleagues.
• Maintain appropriate clinical progress notes in the case notes.
• Keep relatives informed regarding the progress of the patient and obtain informed Consent for operations/procedures co-ordinating with the Consultant as appropriate.
• Liaise with the junior trainees to ensure appropriate pre-operative work-up including imaging.
• Attend regular operating sessions of the Clinical Team to assist with major surgery and be trained in skills of increasing complexity under the close supervision of the Consultant. They will be expected to assist in the operating sessions of other teams and co-ordinate, assist with/perform emergency operations. There will be expectation do some independent operating lists depending on experience.
• Partake in running outpatient clinics for patients on the 2 week rule suspected cancer pathway.
• Help run our surgical hot clinic for urgent and emergency patients.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details about the role and requirements.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a major acute trust in the North West. General Surgical services are currently delivered by a unified department across the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites.

At Royal Preston Hospital, the General Surgery Department is based on three wards. Three of the fourteen theatres are dedicated to general surgery. There is a dedicated 24-hour Emergency Theatre and a separate Day Case Unit/Theatre and modern Endoscopy Suite.

At Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, there are two general surgical theatres with an integrated laparoscopic theatre and in-patient surgical beds, as well as full out-patient facilities and a radiology department providing CT, MR and interventional facilities.

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Our Values Were Developed In Consultation With Staff In 2010, Our Values Define The Actions, Behaviours, And Attitudes We Expect From Every Member Of Staff And Living By Our Values Will Ensure That Colleagues, Patients, Families, And Others Are Always Treated In The Right Way. Our Values Are As Follows

• Being Caring and compassionate
• Recognising Individuality
• Seeking to Involve
• Building Team Spirit
• Taking Personal Responsibility

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beth Crawford Job title: Deputy Service Manager Email address: beth.crawford@lthtr.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01772 523648