The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Fellow in Gynaecology
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About the Role
This role involves working within a team delivering tertiary-level surgical care to Gynaecological cancer patients. It requires a dedicated individual interested in gynaecological cancer and who will be immersed in complex surgery and all this entails. Pivotal to the role would be good communication skills to discuss in detail diagnosis, complex surgical issues, and subsequent managements. Strong background in general gynaecology required to provide a good understanding of the patient journey prior to cancer diagnosis and support patients throughout. The fellow must work well in a team and across other specialities.
Responsibilities
- Active participation in weekly Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings to triage patients accordingly for local or specialist surgery is encouraged.
- Consultation of new and follow-up patients in clinics supervised by Senior Colleagues and supported by Clinical Nurse Specialist will occur regularly.
- Identification and subsequent management of complex pre-operative issues will be encountered and experience gained in this area.
- Daily ward rounds/pre-operative assessments will be shared amongst Clinical Fellows along with ample theatre sessions.
- Surgical training will be tailored according to the individual fellow’s ability, but a wide range of surgical training is available for both open and robotic surgery.
- Opportunity to provide emergency services which covers all the surgical specialities in the directorate (gynaecology, colorectal, urology & plastics).
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Opportunities
- Additional to training in gynaecological oncology, there will be opportunities to attend MDT & theatres of other specialities, as well as non-surgical specialities in the Christie.
- Research & audit within the role is encouraged and accommodated within the fellow’s rota.
Requirements
- The role requires a diligent and hard-working person with an enthusiasm for surgery and gynaecological oncology.
- We welcome individuals who will actively engage with the team.
- The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality consultant-led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision-making and continuity of care for patients.
About Us
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
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We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients' homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Abigail Bayliss
- Job title: Deputy Service Manager
- Email address: Abigail.bayliss@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07879495198
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