Applications are invited for the post of Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery. The appointment is to commence 2nd April 2025 for a fixed term period of 12 months.

MRCS or equivalent is essential. The post does not award a National Training Number. As this post is not recognised as a 'training post', full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required.

The duties of this post are equivalent to an individual holding a Certificate of Completion of Training or have a CCT or equivalent in General Surgery within 18 months of interview.

This Fellowship programme is currently being reviewed for approval under the RCS England Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme - outcome expected shortly.

Proleptic appointments may be considered up to 2 Years.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this post is to provide further clinical experience and training to an individual who has a sub-speciality interest in colorectal surgery and to allow for exposure to clinical skills in this sub specialty. Colonoscopy sessions will be provided as will elective and emergency operating, outpatient clinic sessions, laparoscopic surgery sessions and joint working with the gastroenterology IBD team.

The fellowship will focus on advanced IBD surgery. The Sheffield colorectal unit is one of the six national units which perform more than 10 ileoanal pouches per year. We also perform a significant number of redo Crohn's resections and revisional pouch surgery.

About us

PROUD VALUES

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity - Work in partnership with others

Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

The Trust have developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us

Job description
Job responsibilities

Full particulars about the role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification documents

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Basic Medical Qualification e.g MBBS
• Full Registration (or eligible to be registered) with GMC with a licence to practice
• MRCS (or equivalent)
• FRCS at the point of commencement in post

Clinical experience
Essential

• General Professional Training in general surgery with experience in the colorectal subspecialty.
• Completed specialist training or have CCT or equivalent in general surgery within 18 months of interview.
• NHS Experience excluding clinical attachment

Desirable

• Experience in colorectal surgery at SpR/StR level

Research
Essential

• Basic Understanding of research methods and statistics

Desirable

• Previous experience in research Experience preparing research papers for publication & presentation

Continuous Professional Development
Essential

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months

Desirable

• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Personal attributes
Essential

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
• The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC' good medical practice (2013).

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