Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £52,656.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £52656.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-1500 |
Summary
General Aspects This post is attached to the colorectal unit at the Freeman Hospital. The individual will work on the F2/CST tier and as such be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to this level. Specific Components of this Post The individual will participate in elective care of patients within the firm including ward, theatre and out-patient clinics as well as the delivery of emergency day and nighttime cover. The post allows for a significant period of dedicated self-study. Teaching There is no formal teaching commitment to this post, but the successful candidate will be expected to deliver informal support to medical students and other junior doctors on the ward. Personal Education All staff are encouraged to question and learn from the extensive clinical activities that take place on the unit. There are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. These include: Directorate, Audit/M and M meeting/MDT and departmental meetings including research and audit updates. There is a regional SPR teaching programme at which attendance is encouraged and weekly Core trainee/foundation doctor surgical teaching programme. Research/Audit This directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the unit ensures there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings. Clinical Each doctor is expected assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the consultant. In addition, he/she is expected to provide cross-cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, Operating Theatre Sessions, administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, coding etc) and presentations (M + M etc) The Successful candidate will be encouraged to attend operating theatre lists regularly and to perform supervised surgical procedures appropriate to their level. Specialist areas of interest in the Department include laparoscopic and robotic surgery, intestinal failure, inflammatory bowel disease and abdominal wall repair. The Department also leads the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre which runs over 300 regional, National and International skills training courses annually, including robotic surgical training which the successful candidate will be encouraged to utilize. Administration Each Junior Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the consultants. Out of Hours Commitment/Pay The post holders out-of-hours contribution commitment will be to the on-call rota for day time cover. The pay band will be confirmed on offer of employment. The post is new deal and EWTD compliant. Emergency and On-Call Responsibilities The doctor accepts that he will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant in consultation where practicable with his colleagues both senior and junior. It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the secretary of state stresses that additional commitments arising under the sub section are exceptional and, in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.