Surgical Senior Clinical Fellow ST3

Mid and South Essex NHS Trust's Surgery Department are are looking for Clinical Fellows to join our General Surgery teams on a fixed-term full time basis, contracted until 30th September 2026.
Are you post core surgical training (or equivalent) or more senior looking to obtain further complex operative experience, prior to taking up a consultant post.
Your duties will be arranged with the Consultant to whom you are responsible, who has final medical responsibility for all
patients under his/her care., Supporting the consultants and FY1 to ST2 level doctors in delivering in-patient care within this busy and forward-thinking department.
The provision of Surgical Services within the Hospital with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illness within the surgical department.
Close working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in providing high quality patient care.
Taking clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on-call rota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so.
Meeting with the educational supervisor to discuss personal development plans within the first six weeks of commencing the post.
Performing Operations and Assisting in Theatres.
Responsibility for continuity of care for patients on the ward.
The expected on call rota will be 1 in 13 shift system.

Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.