Senior Clinical Fellow in General, Emergency and Colorectal Surgery: Sponsorship Available

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Previous candidates should not apply.

Applicants are invited for new Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal and General Surgery posts with the opportunity to develop specialist interest in:

Laparoscopic and open surgeryEmergencyEndoscopy (with JAG accreditation training possible)Education

Work alongside deanery trainees with equal opportunities for training. You will have the opportunity work alongside all of the consultant team with a wide variety and case mix.

Main duties of the job

You will have exposure to Colorectal & Emergency surgery.

Our Surgical team presently comprises 12 Consultant Surgeons, supported by an Associate Specialist, Deanery Registrars, Clinical Fellows and junior doctors at CT, F2 and F1 levels. Specific sessions will be allocated for management and education so that the post holders will be trained in these important areas alongside surgery and perioperative management.

The post-holder will experience a range of elective Colorectal and General Surgery with opportunities to gain exposure to complex benign and malignant surgery. The successful applicant will have outpatient clinic responsibilities under the direct supervision of a named consultant.

Work carried out by the Senior Clinical Fellow will be at the equivalent level of a SpR. The Clinical Fellow will participate on the general emergency rota, which is a 1:12 on-call with prospective cover for leave.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCS or equivalent
  • Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
  • Strong oral and written communications skills in English
  • GMC registration

Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree
  • FRCS

Surgical Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

  • Up to date log book for inspection
  • Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
  • Strong teaching skills and experience
  • Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload
  • Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
  • The authority, decision making skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work within a multi -disciplinary team
  • Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
  • Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and colleagues and treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account any diversity issues
  • Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary escalate
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Committed to personal development and learning on the job
  • Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
  • Motivated to do an excellent job to best of ability
  • Committed to equal opportunities
  • The flexibility, enthusiasm, resilience, positive and helpful attitude and drive needed to thrive in today’s rapidly changing NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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