Job Description

This appointment is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery to start in August 2025 for 12 months on a fixed-term basis. The post is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage and you would be expected to participate on a 1:14 on call rota.
This is a fantastic opportunity within the General Surgery department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust for the successful candidate to gain experience of working in a busy general surgery department. The successful candidate will have opportunities to further their surgical knowledge through exposure to clinics, operating lists, ward rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings and formal teaching. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.
Main duties of the job
o The post will be a balance of outpatient, day case and inpatient operating duties.o The appointed post holder will participate on a 1:14 on-call rota.o To participate in the department's teaching, audit, and educational activities
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
43,455 to 64,288 a year pa
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-R2R-2469
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council

Desirable

• MRCS or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Previous experience
Essential

• Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.

Desirable

• NHS experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council

Desirable

• MRCS or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Previous experience
Essential

• Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.

Desirable

• NHS experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation