Clinical Research Fellow - Gastroenterology

Job overview

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full time Clinical Research Fellow in Gastroenterology for a fixed term period of 12 months from August 2026.

The clinical duties of this post will be based predominantly at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH); with cross site working including elective sessions at Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH), North Tyneside General Hospital (NTGH) and Hexham General Hospital (HGH).

The successful candidate will be given full training in the wide spectrum of Gastroenterology, both on our acute Gastroenterology inpatient wards and in a wide range of  outpatient clinics.

You will be encouraged over the course of the year to develop your skills at Specialty Trainee level. You will participate in the provision of outpatient services and Gastroenterology procedures as well as taking a role in the current  rota for NSECH.

The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital with outpatient and diagnostic commitments Trustwide; as such the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

A typical week would consist of:

• Inpatient care on the Gastroenterology  wards at NSECH and NTGH
• Gastroenterology outpatient clinics at NTGH, WGH and HGH
• Admin and audit: Regional teaching plus monthly SpR teaching
• Opportunity to attend Endoscopy Lists and other Gastroenterology learning opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will be flexibly timetabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops. There is no out of hours working associated with this post.