Fellow in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a candidate for a colorectal surgery role. The position includes a 1 in 14 rota for 24/7 cover and will be tailored to enhance robotic surgical skills. Applicants must be peri or post CCT in General Surgery and may need JAG accreditation for endoscopy sessions. This 12-month post offers a chance to work in a highly rated NHS trust known for its commitment to patient care and staff well-being.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to professional training programmes

Staff health and well-being programme

Access to savings scheme

Qualifications

• Candidates should be peri or post CCT in General Surgery.
• Applicants must meet Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR).

Responsibilities

• Participating in a 1 in 14 rota for 24/7 cover.
• Provide cover for outpatient clinics and theatres.

Education

CCT in General Surgery

JAG accreditation

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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 0800hrs and 1800hrs, with 24hrs consultant cover outside these times provided from home.

Contract and Working Hours

The post is for 12 months. The candidate should be peri or post CCT in General Surgery. The successful candidate will be participating in a 1 in 14 rota, with 24/7 coverage. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Fit & Proper Person Requirements

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre‑employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly holds a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship, you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Reasonable Adjustments

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview, please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Workplace Information

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 upon 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, giving people greater choice and control over their care to help them 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.

Kid's First Nurseries

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children. They offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible Working

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It's open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Trust Rating & Innovation

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts – rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and peoples' homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services. We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid‑19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.

EEO Statement

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under‑represented in our workforce as well as other under‑represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defence Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Positive and are a mindful employer.

What the Northumbria Way means for you

• Extensive staff health and well‑being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub


• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups


• A range of flexible working opportunities


• Generous annual leave and pension scheme


• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)


• Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes


• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

Additional Notes

We are highly innovative and use advanced technology; the use of third‑party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!