Senior clinical Fellow in Endocrine SurgeryNHS
Job summary
The Department of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery at Imperial is a tertiary referral centre for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. It is the largest service of its kind in the UK performing in excess of 700 operations per annum including 350 thyroidectomies, 300 parathyroidectomies for primary, renal and re-operative disease and 50 adrenalectomies.
Hammersmith is the West London Thyroid Cancer Centre with over 75 new clinically significant thyroid cancers treated per annum. It is also the regional adrenal cancer centre. All aspects of parathyroid and adrenal surgery are undertaken with thoracoscopic parathyroidectomies and robotic, laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy. The department is actively involved in clinical research. There is a weekly thyroid cancer MDT as well as a dedicated endocrine surgical MDT where complex parathyroid, adrenal and neuroendocrine disease is discussed.
Main duties of the job
The Endocrine Surgical Fellow is responsible for the arrangement of operating lists and patient management on the wards. Scope and purpose of job description
A job description does not constitute a 'term and condition of employment'. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. The Trust is a fast moving organisation and therefore changes in employees' duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the postholder.
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Job description
The Endocrine Surgical Fellow will have a key role in the coordination and provision of endocrine surgical care at Hammersmith Hospital. They will receive comprehensive exposure to the diagnosis, work up, perioperative care and operative surgery both as first assistant and operator. It is expected that they will also supervise more junior staff both on the ward, in clinic and the operating theatre.
The Endocrine Surgical Fellow is responsible for the arrangement of operating lists and patient management on the wards. Scope and purpose of job description
A job description does not constitute a term and condition of employment. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. The Trust is a fast moving organisation and therefore changes in employees duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the postholder
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.