As a Senior Clinical fellow you will provide middle grade support for acute UGI/LGI Surgery and will work on one of the firms depending on service needs and the individual’s preference.
You will work with the existing Specialist Registrars and will participate on the emergency rota. This is a 12 person full shift rota with prospective cover. You will be ultimately responsible to the Clinical Director.
As a Senior clinical fellow you will be responsible for supporting your Team in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being.
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need
• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations
• Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help
• Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others
• Able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Capacity to think beyond the obvious with analytical and flexible mind
• Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
• Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
• Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills
• Capacity to work effectively in Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Capacity to establish good working relations with others
• Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent and important demands, follow instructions
Understands importance and impact of information systems
Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the government’s new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from 1 April 2022 unless exempt. This also means that by 3 February 2022 all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status or a legitimate exemption from these requirements as a condition of your employment.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:Mr Jambulingam
Job title:Consultant
Telephone number:01582 718748
Additional contact information
Informal enquiries or any other questions you may have about the role. Please contact Mr Jambulingam for General Surgery via Switchboard or David Cox,General Manager – General Surgery 01582 718748.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025