Junior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal/upper Gi - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

You will have the opportunity to attend the regular operating sessions of the Clinical Team to assist with major surgery and be trained in basic surgical skills under the close supervision of the Consultant.

The post-holder will be required to work across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble Hospital. and these are 12-month fixed term posts, with potential to extend further.

The posts are available for commencement as soon as possible, but a suitable start date could be arranged with the successful applicants.

Previous experience in General Surgery is essential.

Main duties include:

Daily ward round at Chorley and South Ribble District Hospital or Royal Preston Hospital

Attendance at out-patient clinics at Preston and Chorley

Operating sessions will be determined by the individual's experience with both supervised in-patient and day case lists in Chorley allowing training in endoscopic and laparoscopic

This post will be part of the 1 in 10 on-call rota at CT/FY2 level covering Preston and Chorley

Audit and research activities, participation in teaching and training activities for medical and clinical staff is

Assessment of ward referral at Royal Preston and Chorley

Providing support to more junior staff g. FY1/Medical Students.

Weekly program will typically include 1 clinic, 2 inpatient operative lists and ward rounds

There will be good opportunities to develop core trainee skills during emergency surgery cases.

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

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team