Endocrine Surgery Senior Clinical Fellow | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for the post of Endocrine Surgery Senior Clinical Fellow. The successful candidate will work in the Breast & Endocrine Surgery Unit with the Endocrine Surgery team. The Endocrine surgery team offers the full range of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery, including benign and malignant pathologies, open, minimally invasive and robotic surgeries. The unit also provides a city-wide endocrine surgery Consultant on call service. Additionally, the unit sees subspecialist tertiary referrals such as post-renal transplant hyperparathyroidism, phaeochromocytoma, adrenocortical carcinoma and paediatric thyroid surgery.

The endocrine surgery team works closely with the breast surgery team and provides cross-cover on occasions for ward care and theatre assistance. The units have strong links to the psychology, medical endocrinology, nuclear medicine and clinical chemistry departments, and the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. LUHFT is a busy tertiary referral centre for Breast & Endocrine surgery. Patients are referred from across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man for specialist input. There is collaborative MDT working with Endocrine Surgery MDT, Adrenal MDT and regional Thyroid Cancer MDT. The unit undertakes around 300 Thyroid/Parathyroid operations and 80 Adrenalectomies each year.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of the Endocrine Surgery service at both Royal Liverpool & Aintree University Hospital sites: along with Broadgreen Hospital, the 3 sites are within Liverpool city area with hospital transport available in hours if needed. They will contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from Endocrine Surgical conditions. The work will be supported and supervised by consultant surgeons and physicians attached to the unit.

The applicant will receive training in surgery on the Thyroid, Parathyroids and Adrenal glands. They will carry out pre- and post-operative care as necessary. The incumbent will also be responsible, with other junior staff, for the day-to-day care of the unit's patients. Prospective audits are practised by the directorate. All trainees and clinical fellows will be responsible for the collation and presentation of departmental audit data at regular audit meetings held in-house and at regional meetings.

The Unit has a track record of clinical investigation; with staff contributing regularly to national and international meetings. As a teaching hospital, the post holder will have the opportunity to participate in audit and clinical research.

Medical students are attached to the breast & endocrine surgery unit. The post-holder will be expected to give clinical teaching to undergraduates. There is also nurse training and mentorship to which the Specialist Registrars and fellows are expected to contribute.

Duties:

• Attend regular operating lists, outpatient clinics, audit and academic meetings and case conferences.
• Some operating lists may be on a Saturday and some clinics in the evening hours 1700-2030.
• Take part in daily ward rounds to be held with all the other Resident surgical staff on duty.
• Support the pre-operative nursing team remotely with clinical decision making and specialist referrals to aid peri-op assessment.
• There is no Out of Hour On call as part of this post; but if this is important to the post-holder we can facilitate participation on an ad hoc basis.

Leave Arrangements:

All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trust's Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks' notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Conditions of Service:

This post is covered by the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) Terms and Conditions of Service. The post holder is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a licence to practice.

Standards of Conduct and Behaviour:

All doctors working in the UK are required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice. This includes protecting patients when you believe that a doctor's or other colleague's conduct, performance or health is a threat to them. Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families.