Colorectal Research Fellow (CT Equivalent) in General Surgery

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust in Yorkshire is seeking a dynamic core trainee who has completed their foundation training for a two-year position. This role includes clinical management of patients and the opportunity to conduct supervised research. The post offers a salary, a structured on-call rota, and the chance to develop core surgical competencies alongside academic work. Ideal candidates are expected to become competitive for higher surgical training by the end of their tenure. Benefits include access to the NHS Pension Scheme and generous holidays.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Discount schemes

Qualifications

• Must have completed foundation training and possess core surgical competencies.
• Strong clinical management and research capabilities are essential.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical management for inpatients and outpatients.
• Conduct supervised clinical and laboratory-based research.
• Participate in departmental audits and training.

Skills

Clinical management

Research skills

Communication

Education

Completed foundation training

Job description

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The aim of this post is to provide a trainee who has completed their foundation training and needs more experience at CT 2/3 level before applying for an ST post. This provides an opportunity to undertake a period of supervised clinical and laboratory based research. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicants. Therefore, please apply early to avoid any disappointment.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE POST

1. To, at all times, comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the job description in so far as practicable and in agreement with your lead clinician and research mentor(s).
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of any Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s Corporate Induction.
6. To participate in the Trust’s statutory and mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the clinical management of in and out patients under your care.
8. To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.
9. To ensure that all intellectual property rights of the Trust are observed.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic core trainee who has completed their foundation training. This 2-year post allows the core trainee to conduct a piece of supervised research while gaining more clinical experience before their ST application. By the end of the candidate’s tenure, we envisage that he/she would have excelled in all core surgical competencies and be in an enviable position for competitive entry into higher surgical training.

The colorectal department at York and Scarborough is active in research, and we have collaborated with the University of York to investigate the role of sodium channels in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (SCION-Sodium channels inColorectal cancer - anIonStudy). You will have space at the Brackenbury laboratory in the University of York, where research supervision will be provided during your tenure. We have also secured local and national funding from the Elsie May Sykes award and Bowel Cancer Research UK, respectively, to fund the laboratory costs of your research. We will encourage the candidate to obtain a higher degree (separate funding required) as part of the project, and we expect the candidate to generate both presentations and publications from their research output.

The candidate will receive a salary for their on-call commitments at CT level in General Surgery at Scarborough Hospital. The on-call rota will be 1:9. This is split into 2 shifts – 8am until 8pm and then a separate shift of 8pm-8am. The on-call is always supported by the surgical registrar. The candidate has no elective commitment and is expected to conduct their research then. As such, the post will entail a combination of academic and clinical work with an approximately 30:70 split initially – this is subject to review based on satisfactory progress of the research work.

The post holder will be expected to keep themselves up-to-date with current knowledge and practice, to attend clinical meetings & teaching sessions within the department and to participate in audit & "in-service" training of other healthcare professionals. The post holder will be required to deputise for absent colleagues from time to time and to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. The post holder will also be required to be available exceptionally for such irregular commitments outside normal rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (YTHNFT) is part of the joint undergraduate Hull and York Medical School (HYMS) with partners the University of York, University of Hull and Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. YTHNFT have Post Graduate Medical Centres on both the main sites in York and Scarborough, with up-to-date audiovisual equipment. YTHNFT recognises the importance of continuing professional development and supports medical staff. The library at York has close links with the library services at the University of York as well as the University of York St John.

This advert closes on Friday 2 Jan 2026