Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £52,656.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £52656.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9298-MED-952 |
Summary
The position of neurosurgical JCF will suit any motivated and enthusiastic junior doctor; whether they wish to pursue a career in neurosciences or simply want to learn more about this fascinating specialty. Working in such a busy department allows for the rapid acquisition and honing of practical skills (lumbar puncture, lumbar drain insertion, CSF sampling, arterial line insertion, etc) and we see the clinical confidence of our junior doctors skyrocket, when they join our team. Junior doctors are actively encouraged to attend theatres, in order to broaden their knowledge and to get directly involved with neurosurgical procedures, during their time in Leeds. The Department is led by 15 Substantive and 2 Locum Consultant Neurosurgeons. The Neurosurgeons work with the Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons to provide an integrated spinal service. The Neurosurgical Consultants each have a comprehensive general Neurosurgical commitment, as well as particular subspecialty interests. Mr K Deniz (Clinical Lead) - Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery Miss Chave-Cox - Paediatric, Oncology, craniofacial Neurosurgery Mr J Goodden - Paediatric, Oncology and Spasticity Neurosurgery Mr A Tyagi - Paediatric, Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery Mr G Sivakumar - Paediatric, Functional & Oncology Neurosurgery Mr I Anderson - Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery Mr R Corns - Adult Oncology and Trauma Neurosurgery Mr R Mathew - Adult Oncology and Academic Neurosurgery Mr J Livermore (Junior Dr Lead) - Adult oncology and Spine Neurosurgery Mr N Phillips - Pituitary and Skull Base Neurosurgery Mr A Sheikh - Vascular, Pituitary and Skull Base Neurosurgery Mr C Derham - Spinal Neurosurgery Mr C Kellett - Spinal Neurosurgery Mr D Pal - Spinal Neurosurgery Mr S Selvanathan - Spinal Neurosurgery Junior medical cover is provided by two tiers; higher surgical trainees (formerly known as registrars and senior clinical fellows) and lower surgical trainees (formerly known as SHOs and junior clinical fellows). This position forms part of the lower surgical trainee cohort, however there will be the opportunity for suitably experienced doctors to step up to the higher surgical trainee cohort, subject to the availability of any higher positions and demonstration of outstanding performance at the lower surgical trainee level.