Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call commitment

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Colorectal Surgery. The 12-month post is aimed at peri or post-CCT surgeons seeking advanced robotic colorectal experience in a high-volume regional setting.

The successful fellow will join a 1 in 14 rota with 24/7 NSECH general surgery cover, contribute to outpatient clinics, theatres and specialty clinics, and may provide endoscopy sessions if JAG accredited; on-site duties with home-based

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCS or equivalent.
• Eligible for full GMC registration.
• Four years' postgraduate training (or equivalent) in a relevant specialty.
• JAG certified in lower GI endoscopy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in robotic colorectal surgery as part of a 12-month fellowship.
• Provide cover for outpatient clinics, theatres and special interest clinics.
• On-site sub-specialty cover (Upper GI/Colorectal) 0800–1800 with 24h cover from home.

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

FRCS or equivalent

Eligible for full GMC registration

Four years' postgraduate training in a relevant specialty

JAG certified in lower GI endoscopy

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

The closing date is 22 November 2026

The successful candidate will be participating in a 1 in 14 rota, contributing equally to 24/7 cover of NSECH emergency general surgery. The candidate will be attached to the colorectal surgery department and the role will be tailored to their individual needs with a strong focus on robotic colorectal surgical skills. If the candidate has full or provisional JAG accreditation they may be asked to provide endoscopy sessions, this will be negotiated with the candidate based on their experience.

Duties will also involve cover for outpatient clinics, theatres, and special interest clinics. On-site sub-specialty consultant cover (Upper GI and Colorectal) is provided between 0800hr and 1800hr, with 24hr consultant cover outside these times provided from home.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications is received.

Main duties of the job

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Fellow in Robotic Colorectal Surgery.

General surgical services in Northumbria are delivered by a Trustwide multi-disciplinary team approach. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances.

The post is for 12 months. The candidate should be peri or post CCT in General Surgery.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further details about the role and key responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Has achieved MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCS or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC registration
• Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty; Or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
• JAG certified in lower GI endoscopy

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£59,175 to £95,400 a yearOn-call commitment