Clinical Fellow in General Surgery

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a registrar grade surgeon (12 months fixed term) to join our highly motivated general surgical team at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

We provide GI, general and acute hospital services to approximately 470,000 people in Bath and the surrounding areas and treat more than 250 colorectal cancers per year.

We offer treatment for benign upper GI disease and all colorectal disease in a unit performing advanced laparoscopic surgery. We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join a team of fourteen GI consultants and twelve registrars and this post is particularly suited to those with previous experience at registrar level who wish to enhance their specialist experience. The department has a growing quality improvement, research and audit unit and involvement in research is actively encouraged.

Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow (ST3-8 equivalent), in General and GI Surgery. This post is available from August 2026 for twelve months with an option to extend this by mutual agreement. This post would be most suited to those with previous experience at registrar level who wish to enhance their CV and gain more experience in GI surgery. The post holder will participate in the general surgical registrar on call rota at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, which is currently 1 in 12 with good junior support including SHO and F1 rotas.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be attached to one of the GI firms, Emergency Surgical Ambulatory Care and take part in the on call rota (currently a 1 in 12 with banding supplement accordingly). The successful applicant will be involved in service improvement and further development of our acute services.

The GI unit consists of one UGI and two LGI firms although there is much cross-cover across the whole unit. We offer surgery for benign upper GI disease and manage the full range of colorectal disease including cancer, IBD and pelvic floor problems.

We are at the forefront of the increasingly important ESAC service with four consultants who offer clinics and theatres for semi-urgent admissions including acute gall bladder disease.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• MB or equivalent FRCS/MRCS or equivalent Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Experience of full time postgraduate training (or equivalent), including in a specialty training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, or equivalent experience and competencies. Ability to manage patients unsupervised

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in Gastrointestinal and emergency surgery. Teaching of junior medical staff/nursing staff
• Significant experience, training and competence with emergency general surgery

Additional

Essential criteria

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, i.e. oral and written skills. Caring attitude to patients. Ability to work effectively under pressure. Flexibility towards job role and ability to motivate one’s self. Willingness to teach. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies. Commitment to continuing personal development and to the specialty.
• Involvement in a project from outset to completion and an understanding of its relevance

Desirable criteria

• Experience in clinical governance. Keyboard skills

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

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

• Fellow surgery (PDF, 503.2KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Matthew Doe Job title Consultant Upper GI Surgeon Email address ***email_hidden***