IBD Senior Surgical Fellow

IBD Senior Surgical Fellow

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you a passionate and driven colorectal surgeon looking to elevate your expertise in complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) surgery? UCLH invites you to join our world-class Gastrointestinal Services Division as a Senior Clinical Fellow in IBD Surgery — a unique 12 months post-ST6+ Registrar designed to provide immersive, advanced training at one of the UK's leading tertiary referral centres.

What Will You Gain? As a Senior Clinical Fellow, you will:

• Master advanced IBD surgical procedures including re-operative Crohn's resections, ileal pouch surgery, laparoscopic panproctocolectomy, intersphincteric dissection, and complex perianal Crohn's disease operations.
• Develop expertise in IBD-specific endoscopic techniques.
• Manage perioperative and long-term care of complex IBD patients.
• Play a key role in multidisciplinary IBD team meetings, collaborating with gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists, and nutrition specialists.
• Participate in dedicated IBD outpatient clinics, inpatient management, and joint surgical clinics including transition and paediatric IBD services.
• Complete an operative logbook featuring 80-100 major resections as primary or supervised operator.
• Engage in quality improvement projects and cutting-edge clinical research with support for publication and conference attendance.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of junior colleagues and allied health professionals.

Who Are We Looking For? We welcome applicants who are ST6+ with experience in General Surgery with a colorectal subspecialty or equivalent experience, and who hold full GMC registration by April 2026. You should demonstrate advanced laparoscopic skills, strong communication abilities, and an enthusiasm for multidisciplinary collaboration and teaching. An academic interest in IBD with research experience is highly desirable.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH top trust to work at in England — In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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