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JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL-TIME CLINICAL FELLOWS AT FOUNDATION LEVEL IN GENERAL SURGERY
Date of commencement: August 2025
End of contract: 04 August 2026
Closing date for applications: 08 August 2025
DESCRIPTION OF THE POST
Clinical fellow posts offer an excellent opportunity to gain clinical experience, develop procedural skills, perform quality improvement work and work towards completion of Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST). They can also provide training tailored to an individual’s needs to enhance their CV and portfolio.
This post will be based in the surgical department at Ninewells Hospital. This covers elective and emergency surgery in oesphagogastric, hepatobiliary, colorectal and vascular surgery, as well as urology. Depending on level of experience, you may also work in the surgical high dependency unit (SHDU). In addition, all doctors at foundation level within the department, rotate to Perth Royal Infirmary, which provides elective general surgery. The successful candidate will provide a contribution to out of hours and weekend rotas covering the surgical department.
Although these posts are not recognised training posts, the doctor will have a nominated supervisor and access to all local training and teaching opportunities.
Applications will be considered for appointment at Foundation Level (FY1).
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work in a welcoming and forward-thinking department. The intention of the position is to increase doctors’ experience of NHS practice, develop their clinical skills and ensure a competitive portfolio prior to application to the national recruitment processes.
DUTIES OF THE POST
The duties involve the clinical care of acute and elective admissions to the surgical department with participation in an emergency rota and SHDU cover, providing critical care experience.
The rotas are compliant with the European Working Time Directive. All Foundation doctor and Clinical fellow rotas operate on a shift pattern.
TRAINING APPROVAL
These posts are not recognised for training but have been designed to support future employment status including developing CVs and portfolios to support application for Core or Specialty training and are built on sound educational governance principles.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Educational opportunities on offer include:
- Allocated supervisor and access to online portfolio
- Clinical Fellow teaching programme
- Surgical skills club
- Supervised Quality Improvement projects
- Regular departmental educational meetings
- Weekly hospital wide Grand Rounds
- Supported teaching of undergraduate medical students
Whilst this post does not have a study leave budget, successful candidates will be granted 5 days of study leave for approved courses.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
The appointment is for a full-time post. The contract will be from date of commencement until 04 August 2026.
The offer of appointment is subject to the post holder undergoing relevant clearances and health checks.
Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practise are required.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT
All records created in the course of the business of NHS Tayside are corporate records and are public records under the terms of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937. This includes email messages and other electronic records. It is your responsibility to ensure that you keep appropriate records of your work in NHS Tayside and manage those records in keeping with NHS Tayside Records Management Policy and with any guidance produced by NHS Tayside specific to your employment.
PLEASE NOTE: We are looking to recruit to this post as soon as possible and will be shortlisting as and when applications come in. Please complete your application as soon as you can to avoid being disappointed and allow us to fast-track applications.