Description
The Senior Clinical Fellow - UGI post is based at Denmark Hill, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will work in close co-operation with clinical, medical professional, and managerial colleagues to provide high-quality healthcare.
The overall objective of the program is to train individuals who will be specialists in the field of Minimally Invasive HPB and UGI Surgery. The fellow should have previous experience at a reasonably senior level to manage a busy unit with complex upper GI and hepatobiliary problems and high morbidity patients.
Main duties of the job
- Outpatient and ward work
- Participation in outpatient clinics and MDMs
- Lead ward daily ward rounds
- Communicate with and advise external referrals
- Surgery outcome/theatre exposure
- Pancreatic resection (open and laparoscopic)
- Liver resection (open and laparoscopic)
- Laparoscopic/open cholecystectomy
- Surgery for benign HPB conditions
- Bariatric surgery and Surgery for Benign UGI conditions
- Elective and Emergency General surgery
Academic outcome
- Conduct clinical research under the direction of Prof Ameet Patel
- Present papers at meetings such as the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and the World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
- Publish manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals
- Attendance at a minimum of one major meeting per year is mandatory
Management/administration
- Participation in M&Ms and Multidisciplinary team meetings
- Supervision and teaching of junior team members
- Prompt communication about and careful follow-up of patients seen in the outpatient clinic
- Accept referrals from within and without the Trust by telephone and via the electronic referrals system