About the host centre
Address: Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
Website: https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/hospitals/royal-victoria-infirmary
Director and Fellowship Supervisor: Peter Coyne
Specialties: Colorectal cancer/oncology, laparoscopy/robotic surgery, advanced pelvic oncology including gynae-oncology
Training facilities: Newcastle Surgical Training Centre cadaveric training lab (courses run yearly)
Practical details
- Fellowships dates organised so as not to overlap with the centre's own fellowship programmes
- Requirement to speak English; language test
- Licence for medical practice required
- ID/Induction/IT arranged by HR dept
Fellowship offered
- 6-month Robotic Surgery Fellowship
- Estimated number of surgical and diagnostic procedures: 100
- 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
- Advanced colorectal and anal cancer surgery including exenterations (open and robotic) and HRA for AIN can be provided
- Financial compensation may be available depending on timing
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Outpatient clinic |
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Elective operating |
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Emergency operating |
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Emergency admission |
Please note: Maybe able to be on oncall rota if candidate wished and funding available |
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Research and audit |
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Teaching and training |
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