Trust Grade Core Trainee/FY3 in Breast/Endocrine and General Surgery

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 61,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a full-time Trust Grade Core Trainee/FY3 in Breast/Endocrine and General Surgery. The post runs for 11 months from March 2027 to February 2028, based at Aintree Hospital with on-call commitment at Aintree, and involves working within the Breast and Endocrine Unit and General Surgery.

Applicants must hold MRCS or equivalent and be GMC registered.

Qualifications

• MRCS or equivalent qualification and GMC registration required.
• Full GMC registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Participate in ward rounds, outpatient clinics and operating sessions as timetabled.
• Participate in the specialty on-call rota as timetabled.
• Assess and manage perioperative inpatients, including emergency management of unwell patients.
• Attend theatre and contribute to perioperative care.
• Discuss management and discharge plans with patients and relatives; liaison with multidisciplinary teams.

Education

MRCS or equivalent

GMC registration

Job description

Trust Grade Core Trainee/FY3 in Breast/Endocrine and General Surgery

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Group wishes to appoint a full-time Trust Grade Core Trainee/FY3 junior doctor in Breast/Endocrine and General Surgery. The successful applicant will be required for a 11-month fixed term contract from March 2027 to February2028 and will participate in the General Surgery 1:12 Emergency General Surgical on-call rota at Aintree, Core Trainee/FY3 level.

The person appointed will be based at Aintree Hospital with on-call commitment at Aintree Hospital and will be a member of the Breast and Endocrine Unit and General Surgery.

Working across Trust sites will be required to meet service needs.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent qualifications and be fully registered with the General Medical Council.

• Participate in ward rounds, outpatient clinics & operating sessions as timetabled.
• Participate in the specialty on call rota as timetabled.
• Assess and manage perioperative inpatients, including emergency management of sick patients.
• Attending theatre.
• Discuss management & discharge plans with patients and relatives
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary teams associated with the specialty.
• Lead discharge planning and communicate with community teams (including
• electronic summaries).
• Attend specialty educational & multidisciplinary sessions.
• Maintain continued professional development, including study for postgraduate qualifications.
• Undertake clinical audit and research.
• Teach undergraduate medical students & foundation doctors.
• Attend Trust & specialty induction sessions.
• Participate in diary monitoring as requested.
• Comply with local policies, including annual leave, study leave, dress code etc.
• Annual & study leave are flexible but subject to the service needs of the department. Leave may also be built into the rota.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust