Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery / Intestinal Failure (ST1-2)

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery to manage patients with Intestinal Failure. The role requires strong clinical skills, experience in the NHS, and offers opportunities in research and teaching. Ideal candidates will hold a Primary Medical Qualification and have completed the UK Foundation Programme. This is a full-time role with potential for extension.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to cutting-edge clinical practice

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with Intestinal Failure.
• Ability to order appropriate investigations.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day patients in a dedicated Intestinal Failure Unit.
• Participate in surgical on-call duties.
• Contribute to departmental clinical governance meetings.

Skills

Good history & examination skills

Ability to formulate a working diagnosis

Experience working within the NHS

Strong communication skills

Evidence of leadership / project management

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC registration or eligibility

Satisfactory completion of UK Foundation Programme

Job description

Overview

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery / Intestinal Failure (ST1-2)

The closing date is 25 September 2025

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This post is to commence 1 January 2026 until 4 August 2026 with potential for 6-12 month extension.

A new joint medical/surgical Intestinal Failure Unit has been established in Newcastle, serving the local and wider population of North East England and Cumbria. This post offers the successful applicant the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and experience within this Specialist field of Nutrition support as well as wider areas of Surgery. Applicants must have experience working within the NHS and have completed the UK Foundation training programme. The successful candidate will demonstrate skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams and a strong grasp of hospital care of patients with complex medical and surgical problems.

They will possess strong organisational and communication skills and be willing to participate in the wider delivery of colorectal and surgical care in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHSFT by contributing to oncall surgical rota and departmental clinical governance activity.

Main duties of the job

This post offers the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and experience within the Specialist field of Parenteral Nutrition support, managing patients with Intestinal Failure within a specialist unit, as well as wider areas of Surgical Practice.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

Day to day management of patients with Intestinal Failure on a 15 bed dedicated Intestinal Failure Unit, supported by senior medical and surgical staff

Outpatient General Surgical clinic (weekly)

Surgical On-call (Resident Freeman Hospital FY2/ST1-2 level)

Administrative:

Administration associated with ward and outpatient duties

Contribution to departmental clinical governance meetings including mortality and morbidity review

Research:

Research/Audit session (weekly)

Teaching:

Contribute to the development and delivery of departmental and medical student teaching programme

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
• Satisfactory completion of UK Foundation Programme.
• Experience working within the NHS

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Proven management and administration ability.
• Understanding of management goals.
• Experience with audit
• Evidence of leadership / project management
• Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust