Senior Clinical Fellow - General Surgery (Colorectal/Gen Surg/ Breast)
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 + £2162 London weighting per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7775201/391-NMUH-7775201 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This 12-month Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery (ST3+) would be suitable for those who have completed core surgical training (CST 2 / ST2 / or equivalent) and with an year of experience in general surgery at the level of registrar. Opportunities to gain further experience in all aspects of emergency and elective general surgery including laparoscopic surgery, colorectal, benign UGI, and breast is available. In addition, endoscopic training in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy exists.
Short listed candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital before being interviewed.
Perform daily ward rounds and facilitate the delivery of patient care within an enhanced recovery programme
To provide a General Surgical opinion on referrals from across the organisation
Participate in the middle grade on call rota– during the on-call shift.
To learn, in apprenticeship style training, various aspect of General, Colorectal or Breast Surgery
Undertake outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and operating theatre lists including CEPOD as directed by the consultants.
Offer a commitment to both postgraduate and undergraduate General Surgery training within the hospital.
Work with the multidisciplinary team.
Take part in the care of patients attending the department, including examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
Recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants in their management of patients.
Perform related duties as required, including additional duties arising exceptionally from occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and duties essential for the continuity of patient care.
Supervise the Core trainee’s and FY1s in service delivery, in outpatients, inpatients, and day services.
Participate in the Clinical Governance and Risk Assessment process
Assist or Lead in the audit of various aspects of work under the of the Audit lead
Working for your organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
Take a tour of our hospitalhere
The post holder will be expected to provide registrar level cover on a rotational basis throughout general surgery division.
They will have to participate in the on-call registrar rota and will be expected to supervise the Junior Clinical Fellows / SHOs (8) and Foundation Year 1 and 2 trainees (14) in service delivery.
The post holder, during the on-call shifts, will provide a rapid response to A&E to facilitate the 4-hour trolley-wait target, attend trauma calls and accept referral from other specialities.
During the normal working day, the post holder will work in General, Colorectal or Breast firms and will cross cover where needed. The duties will include daily ward rounds of the inpatients, attending Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Care Unit / Surgical Assessment Unit, conducting outpatient clinics, attending theatre and endoscopy sessions.
During the CEPOD shifts, the registrar will assist or perform emergency surgeries with or without supervision, depending on the level of surgical experience.
There will be opportunity to enhance endoscopy skills including OGD and colonoscopy within the JAG / JETs framework.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026
This 12-month Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery (ST3+) would be suitable for those who have completed core surgical training (CST 2 / ST2 / or equivalent) and with an year of experience in general surgery at the level of registrar. Opportunities to gain further experience in all aspects of emergency and elective general surgery including laparoscopic surgery, colorectal, benign UGI, and breast is available. In addition, endoscopic training in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy exists.
Short listed candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital before being interviewed.
Perform daily ward rounds and facilitate the delivery of patient care within an enhanced recovery programme
To provide a General Surgical opinion on referrals from across the organisation
Participate in the middle grade on call rota– during the on-call shift.
To learn, in apprenticeship style training, various aspect of General, Colorectal or Breast Surgery
Undertake outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and operating theatre lists including CEPOD as directed by the consultants.
Offer a commitment to both postgraduate and undergraduate General Surgery training within the hospital.
Work with the multidisciplinary team.
Take part in the care of patients attending the department, including examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
Recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants in their management of patients.
Perform related duties as required, including additional duties arising exceptionally from occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and duties essential for the continuity of patient care.
Supervise the Core trainee’s and FY1s in service delivery, in outpatients, inpatients, and day services.
Participate in the Clinical Governance and Risk Assessment process
Assist or Lead in the audit of various aspects of work under the of the Audit lead
Working for your organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
Take a tour of our hospitalhere
The post holder will be expected to provide registrar level cover on a rotational basis throughout general surgery division.
They will have to participate in the on-call registrar rota and will be expected to supervise the Junior Clinical Fellows / SHOs (8) and Foundation Year 1 and 2 trainees (14) in service delivery.
The post holder, during the on-call shifts, will provide a rapid response to A&E to facilitate the 4-hour trolley-wait target, attend trauma calls and accept referral from other specialities.
During the normal working day, the post holder will work in General, Colorectal or Breast firms and will cross cover where needed. The duties will include daily ward rounds of the inpatients, attending Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Care Unit / Surgical Assessment Unit, conducting outpatient clinics, attending theatre and endoscopy sessions.
During the CEPOD shifts, the registrar will assist or perform emergency surgeries with or without supervision, depending on the level of surgical experience.
There will be opportunity to enhance endoscopy skills including OGD and colonoscopy within the JAG / JETs framework.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026