Senior Clinical Fellow- Colorectal | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are welcomed for a Senior Colorectal Fellow ST7+ (peri or post CCT). This is a fixed term post to start in October 2025.

This 12-month fellowship would be suitable for trainees who have completed, or who are near to completing, their higher surgical training and would like specialised clinical experience in all aspects of colorectal surgery before attaining a Consultant position. Opportunities to gain experience in advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery, proctology, pelvic floor surgery and tibial nerve stimulation.

Perform daily ward rounds and facilitate the delivery of patient care within an enhanced recovery programme

To provide a colorectal opinion on referrals from across the organisation

To learn, in apprenticeship style training, various aspect of coloproctology

Undertake outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists and operating theatre lists as directed by the consultants.

Offer a commitment to both postgraduate and undergraduate General Surgery training within the hospital.

Participate in the middle grade on call rota– during the on call shift will be available solely for emergency duties.

Work with the multidisciplinary team.

Take part in the care of patients attending the department, including examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.

Recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants in their management of patients.

Perform related duties as required, including additional duties arising exceptionally from occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and duties essential for the continuity of patient care.

Supervise the Core trainee’s and FY1s in service delivery, in outpatients, inpatients, and day services.

Participate in the Clinical Governance and Risk Assessment process

Assist or Lead in the audit of various aspects of work under the direction of the Audit lead

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey but also draw patients from Waltham Forest and Barnet. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in.

Over the last decade we have rebuilt almost all of the hospital and now have facilities that we are proud to work in. We employ just over 3,000 staff, more than half of whom live locally. We encourage apprenticeships from the local community and work closely with our local Health Watch.

The hospital provides a full range of elective and non-elective secondary care services, though it is highly emergency driven with a very busy A&E department. The Trust also has specialist haematological, HIV, sickle cell, chemotherapy and radiotherapy services. All are supported by a full range of investigative services including an imaging department that boasts 3-Tesla MRI and 64-slice CT scanners.

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This 12-month fellowship would be suitable for trainees who have completed, or who are near to completing, their higher surgical training and would like specialised clinical experience in all aspects of colorectal surgery before attaining a Consultant position. Opportunities to gain experience in advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery, proctology including (TAMIS & Fistura), pelvic floor surgery, IBD surgery and tibial nerve stimulation (see provisional timetable below). Opportunities exist to shadow the hospital executive team for those wanting some managerial experience

This fellowship post has been approved by the Royal College of Surgeons and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland as part of the RCS Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme.

Intending applicants are welcome to visit the hospitals (at their own expense). Please contact Prof Lee Dvorkin at the North Middlesex University Hospital at lee.dvorkin@nhs.net.

Short listed candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital before being interviewed.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026