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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Front entrance of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS

About the host centre

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Irshad Shaikh

Address: Colney Lane, Norwich NR47UY, United Kingdom
Website: https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk
Director and Fellowship Supervisor: Irshad Ahammed Abdul Khadar Shaikh
Specialties: Colorectal cancer/oncology, laparoscopy/robotic surgery, proctology, pelvic exenterations and locally advanced rectal/anal cancers
Facilities: 4 da Vinci robotic platforms X and Xi; MDTs (colorectal, complex colorectal, pelvic floor, IBD); endoscopic suites including 10 suites on site in Quadram Institute, post graduate medical education centre, University of East Anglia.

Practical details

  • Fellowships can be hosted from October 2026
  • EU and UK fellows already hosted and process in place.
  • Non-EU fellows can be hosted although it may take a while to get paperwork in order and registration/regulatory requirements
  • A licence for medical practice in the UK is required
  • Requirement to speak English; language test
  • Contracts are required between ESCP and the Host Centre

Fellowship offered

  • 6-month Robotic Surgery Fellowship
  • Estimated number of surgical and diagnostic procedures: 50-60
  • Minimum 2 days access to robotic platform for coloproctology cases
  • Minimum of 20 left sided resection supervised
  • Modular approach to training
  • Access to robotic surgery research and data

Please note: No financial compensation is offered

ExperienceDetails

Operative
  • Performing under supervision
Endoscopy
  • Observing
  • Performing under supervision

Outpatient clinic
  • Clinical assessment and management independently
  • Clinical assessment and management under supervision

Elective operating
  • Fellow can perform (full or part) procedure under supervision

Emergency operating
  • Fellow can perform (full or part) procedure under supervision

Emergency admission
  • Fellow allowed to perform clinical assessment and management - but not part of oncall rota
  • Other experience depends on gap in the oncall rota.

Research and audit
  • Fellow can participate in research/audit project
  • Present results at local/national/international meetings
  • Fellow can participate in ongoing ESCP audit/cohort studies
  • Fellow can do own project if planned in advance

Teaching and training
  • Fellow can actively participate in ongoing teaching and training sessions at the centre