Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior surgical registrar to join our specialist Bariatric Surgery Service as a Bariatric Fellow.

The post will provide advanced experience in the assessment and management of patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgery, with opportunities to develop specialist knowledge, clinical decision-making and operative skills within a multidisciplinary service.

Bedfordshire Hospitals is currently one of the largest specialist bariatric centres accredited by the NHS to provide medical and surgical management for people living with obesity across the East of England region. The service was established in 2001 and has grown substantially in recent years, performing over 400 weight loss surgeries annually.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Bariatric team in the Obesity service and will initiate research projects and support the Bariatric Multi-disciplinary team. They will attend Bariatric theatres and Bariatric clinics. They will be trained in all aspects of Bariatric Surgery and are also expected to provide a degree of service commitment.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation 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.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. 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.