Trust Grade (Eqv to ST3 ) for General Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is seeking a Trust Grade Registrar for the General Surgery department. The role entails supporting clinical and outpatient work and participating in surgical operations. Candidates should have a commitment to academic activities and the ability to work effectively within a team. This is a unique opportunity to enhance surgical skills in a reputable healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Strong academic commitment to ongoing academic and audit activities.
• Ability to work at the middle grade level in a surgical department.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical ward work and outpatient workload.
• Participate in emergency and elective operations.

Job description

Overview

The post holder is primarily intended to work at Registrar level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Emergency and Emergency Elective operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

Newham University Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. It is an associate teaching hospital dedicated to teaching and training.

Role and rotation

Post-holders will be working at the middle grade level as a Trust Grade Registrar and be part of a team of 8 at the middle grade level within the General Surgery department. You will be rotating and working within the department in Breast/Endocrine surgery, Gastro-intestinal/minimally invasive surgery and colorectal surgery. Although this post is not a recognized training post, you will have a wide opportunity to develop your surgical skills and you will be expected to have a strong academic commitment and to be part of the ongoing academic and audit activities of the department.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our values

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025