Clinical Fellow in General Surgery | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5JL |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7718752/432-MC2799 |
Summary
The post as a Clinical Fellow in General Surgery offers excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to develop laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical skills in the fields of general surgery.
The general surgery on-call will allow the candidate to gain additional experience of the management of the acutely ill surgical patient under the supervision of the Consultant Surgeon. Separate sessions are allocated to the Emergency theatre to allow the candidate to gain experience with emergency laparoscopy and laparotomy.
The workload comprises of open general surgery and laparoscopic general surgery and offers excellent opportunities to develop the knowledge and operative experience in laparoscopic general and emergency surgery. Applicants would be expected to have experience of working at Registrar level previously including on the emergency on-call rota. An underlying basic proficiency in laparoscopic surgery is expected.
The post-holder will be expected to carry out ward rounds and are responsible for inpatient patient care with the consultant team. The post-holder will take part in the acute surgical on-call rota at Specialist registrar level for General Surgery.
Whilst this post will primarily involve training in general surgical procedures, there will be exposure to specialist colorectal/UGI surgeries as well as the opportunity arises. The post holder will also be exposed to basics of robotic surgery which includes simulation training and first assisting.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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The post-holder will:
• Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team following care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Follow and maintain good working practices
The Clinical Fellow will be expected to attend theatre sessions, outpatient clinics and endoscopy sessions with consultant surgeons and perform twice daily ward rounds on a rotating basis. There is a regular weekly surgical teaching meeting with teaching presentations by the registrars and a monthly audit and morbidity and mortality meeting.
This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026