Clinical Fellow in Transplantation (ST1-2 Equivalent)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, engaging and committed individual to work in Newcastle Hospitals trust. This post is designed to suit an individual with an interest in HPB and Transplant Surgery who is looking for a broad experience in HPB and abdominal transplant surgery.

The post is from 5 August 2026 until 2 February 2027 and applicants must possess GMC registration at time of application.

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.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The post would suit a trainee in Surgery with a special interest in HPB and Transplant Ideally the trainee will have completed Foundation training, be studying for MRCS and be orientated towards a general surgery career, but trainees with other career aspirations will also be considered.

This post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for core training or specialist ST3+ programs.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr Colin Wilson on 0191 22 31670, or via email at [email protected]

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General Aspects

This post is attached to the HPB and Transplant department. The individual will work on the F2/CST tier and as such be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to this level, as well as provide supervision as appropriate to foundation doctors.

Specific components of this post

The individual will contribute to the ward 38 rota and as well as having a commitment to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team as a surgical assistant. Electively, they will contribute to providing high level care to complex transplant inpatients as well as transplant and HPB clinics.  The individual will also have opportunities to participate in theatre – as assistant in major resectional/transplantation surgery and also in daycase general surgery lists.

Teaching

There is no formal teaching component to this post, but the successful candidate will be expected to deliver informal support to medical students and other junior doctors on the ward.

Personal Education

All staff are encouraged to question and learn from the extensive clinical activities that take place on the unit.  There are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. These include; Directorate Audit/M and M meeting, MDT and departmental meetings including research and audit updates. There is a Monday lunchtime transplant teaching programme at which attendance is expected.

Research/Audit

This directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the unit ensures there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.

Clinical

Each doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the Consultant.  In addition he/she is expected to provide ‘cross-cover’ for all patients in the Unit when required to do so.  Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, Operating Theatre sessions, administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, coding etc.) and presentations (M + M, transplant assessment meetings etc.)

Administration

Each Junior Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Consultants.

Out-of-Hours Commitment/Pay

The post holder’s out-of-hours contribution commitment will be to the Ward 38 rota (8am to 8pm), approximately at 1:5 frequency. The Pay Band will be confirmed on offer of employment. The post is New deal and EWTD compliant.

Emergency and On-Call responsibilities

The doctor accepts that he will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant in consultation where practicable with his colleagues both senior and junior.  It has been agreed between the professions and the Department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under the sub-section are exceptional and in particular that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Flexibility:

In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend.  As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.