Peri-CCT Fellow in Colorectal Cancer Surgery (ST8) (Hall Fellowship)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow position in Colorectal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This post is to commence February 2027 for either 6 or 12 months. The post will be based within the Colorectal team at the RVI.
The Fellowship would be with the advanced cancer team with the purpose of sub-speciality training in both complex cancer and robotic colorectal surgery. It will include both research and clinical exposure.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Research/Audit:
This Directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. Due to the high volume of specialist activity performed in the directorate there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.
Clinical:
Each doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the Consultant. In addition he/she is expected to provide cross-cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, Operating Theatre sessions, and administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, etc).
Teaching:
The Unit has Stage II and III medical students attached to it. Each Junior Doctor is expected to assist in their teaching together with the teaching and supervision of the Foundation Doctors and in all post-graduate activities of the Unit. There is a strong unit commitment to the FOCP (Foundation of Clinical Practice) programme and HBP (Hospital based practice) and all members of the team are expected to contribute.
The department leads many educational programs and teaching is an important part of this role
Opportunities to lead/further develop courses are numerous via the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre (NSTC)
Education:
Trainees are encouraged to question and learn from the extensive clinical activities that take place on the unit. There is a weekly journal club where trainees present relevant papers to other trainees and Consultants. There are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. These include; audit/M and M meeting, MDT.
Administration:
Each Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Consultants.
Out-of-Hours Commitment/Pay:
Emergency on call will be 1 in 14 and will consist of providing cover for General Surgery and trauma on a full-shift basis. Each shift is of equal length of approximately 12.5 hours to allow time for thorough hand-over of patients. The on call team consists of Nurse Practitioners, F1, Core Trainee and Registrar/Clinical fellow.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
Desirable
- Other relevant qualifications (CST, ALS, ATLS, CCrISP).
- FRCS (Gen Surg) or equivalent.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- 5-6 years' experience at SpR level within Surgery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate.
About the employer
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.