About this role
Job summary
This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow AWR and Advanced Colorectal Cancer.
This is a 12 months fixed term post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Fellow in AWR and Advanced Colorectal Cancer is post CCT or Senior Registrar level role focussed on managing complex surgical cases.
Providing specialised care in advanced colorectal malignancy.
Acting as a bridge between trainees and Consultants managing colorectal inpatients, ward rounds, theatres and clinics plus time set aside for research, study and administration.
The job plan may be adjusted depending on the service requirements and following consultation with the post holder.
The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic and forward-thinking department comprising of 13 Consultants.
The department offers excellent training and development opportunities and the post holders are expected to support the elective and non elective demand and participate in the daytime and weekend on call rota.
The post is offered on the basis that the successful applicant will work flexibly and join the on call rota undertaking General Surgery duties; the rate of resident on call will be 1 in 13 and the successful applicant will be remunerated appropriately for on call work in line with existing terms and conditions.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification
Advertising Date: 25th August 2026
Closing Date: 1st September 2026
Shortlisting Date: 2nd September 2026
Proposed Interview Date: TBC
Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications FRCS Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application ATLS ST7 grade or above
Desirable
JAG Colonoscopy accreditation/ Colonoscopy experience Robotic experience
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Knowledge/experience of managing General Surgical patients Experience and an understanding of audit Evidence of active participation in audit Evidence and an understanding of research Experience of applying sound clinical knowledge and judgment and prioritise clinical need Excellent technical competence/diagnostics skills and judgment required
Desirable
Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Skills Essential
Communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date Awareness of own limitations Judgement to work under pressure, capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)