Job summary
- Main area
- Upper GI
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: ST3+
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (6 month contract with possible extension)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (40 hours)
- Job ref
- 200-SNCT-712861-7238878-JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- London, Tooting
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: ST3+
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery (ST3+ equivalent) - General Surgery, Upper GI
The General Surgery department at St Georges University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust wishes to appoint a Trust Grade doctor at the level of ST3+ (NHS experience at registrar level) to complete and enhance its team of junior doctors.
This is a replacement post, giving the post-holder the opportunity to participate in the General Surgery on-call rota as a 1:13 daytime and night-time on call.
Main duties of the job
This is a clinical post (ST3+ level) where the appointee will join the general surgery firm and remain there for the duration of their contract.
The post would provide an ideal professional development platform from which the appointee may develop a portfolio of experience. The post intended is not part of a training program. If the appointee has a particular interest in research or education, then this can be facilitated as part of the post.
Working for our organisation
With nearly 8,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George’s Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of
London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There will be participation in the elective activity of the firm and emergency activity of the department.
The appointee will be attending elective theatres according to the weekly allocation of junior staff and educational needs.
There is an expectation of providing clinics (general and specialised) on weekly basis according to allocations.
Participation, preparation and presentation in MDTs is expected and necessary for professional development.
There are many opportunities for quality improvement projects, research participation and teaching due to the close relation of the department with SGU Medical school.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- ATLS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- BSc qualification or Higher Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- General Surgery Senior House Officer (or equivalent) posts
- NHS experience at senior house officer or registrar level
Desirable criteria
- Registrar level experience
- Academic publications
- Research experience
- Teaching experience
Knowledge Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assist with the running of the Unit
- Knowledge of the basic science of surgery and commitment to learning
Desirable criteria
- Proven manual and technical aptitude
- Endoscopy experience
- Complex hernia experience
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
- Dominika Iwanowska
- Job title
- General Surgery Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087253358
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