Job summary
- Main area
- GI Services
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Limited Funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (no out-of-hours)
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6479
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £70,425 per Annum plus London weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

IBD Senior Surgical Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
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Job overview
Are you a passionate and driven colorectal surgeon looking to elevate your expertise in complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) surgery? UCLH invites you to join our world-class Gastrointestinal Services Division as a Senior Clinical Fellow in IBD Surgery — a unique one-year post-CCT fellowship designed to provide immersive, advanced training at one of the UK’s leading tertiary referral centres.
Main duties of the job
Why Choose UCLH for Your IBD Fellowship?
Located within the prestigious Surgery and Cancer Board, our Gastrointestinal (GI) Services Division is renowned for excellence, comprising dedicated teams across GI Surgery, GI Medicine, and Endoscopy. Our high-volume centre offers access to an exceptional breadth of complex IBD cases, supported by a strong academic ethos and a commitment to pioneering research, clinical governance, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
This fellowship is carefully aligned with national and British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) standards for advanced IBD surgical training, ensuring you gain comprehensive exposure to the full spectrum of IBD care — from cutting-edge surgical techniques to long-term patient management
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC by time of appointment
- FRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Proven ability to carry out high quality original research leading to publication in peer reviewed MD/PhD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of CCT in General Surgery (Colorectal subspecialty) or equivalent experience.
- Advanced laparoscopic skills
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree in research or teaching
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
- Academic interest in IBD, with a track record of audit, research, or publication desirable.
Desirable criteria
- Ability and enthusiasm to teach medical undergraduates and Allied Health Professionals, and to train junior surgeons
- Personal participation in audit
Communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity
- Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.
- Reliable work record.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tally Lazarus
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Imran Raza , LGI Consultant ,[email protected]
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