Clinical Sustainability Fellow (ST1-2 Equivalent)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen a for a Clinical Sustainability Fellow post at Newcastle Hospitals. The successful candidate can choose from available specialties at the time of appointment, for example in adult cancer at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Neonatology, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine and Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.

The post would suit trainees who wish to develop a special interest in Sustainable Healthcare within their chosen field of specialty. The successful post holders will have the opportunity to study masters-level modules in sustainable healthcare run by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Applicants will have completed Foundation Training. The post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for either a CT post or an ST post.

The posts are available from 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026, you must have full GMC registration with a license to practice at the time of application.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

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 read attached Job Description& Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Sustainability Fellow will support the development of a program of sustainable-QI projects within the Trust. The posts would suit trainees who have a special interest in Sustainability.

We typically receive several hundred applications for ST1/2 locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates with paid NHS experience (this does not include Clinical Access or Clinical Observership placements) which is an essential criteria within the Person Specification.  Please do not apply if you do not have paid NHS experience as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:

Clinical: Dr Fiona McDonald, Consultant Oncologist, on 01912138671 or [email protected]

Sustainability: James Dixon, Associate Director of Sustainability, on 07834 389741 or [email protected]

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

• You will work clinically within the chosen area of specialty. You may take part in an on-call rota dependant on the particular department the post is based in. It is anticipated you may do a maximum of 50% clinical work with the remainder of the time set to study sustainable healthcare and to develop QI projects with a focus on sustainability. We also anticipate you will develop teaching packages and deliver teaching on sustainability to clinical staff.
• Applicants will have completed UK Foundation Training or the equivalent, and have 2 years’ experience of working in the NHS.   Previous clinical experience in the area of specialism of interest would be welcomed but is not essential. The posts will provide a solid basis from which to apply for either a CT post or an ST post.
• The individuals will be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at ST1-2 level. Clinical duties of the post holder may include general and specialty clinical work and include ward work as well as the opportunity to attend appropriate clinics.

Administrative:

• Successful applicants will be expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Medical Education Manager, or clinical supervisor, including keeping of inpatient records, ordering investigations and receiving results.

Research:

• The innovative posts will produce a range of projects that will offer the opportunity to develop both research and teaching skills. We anticipate that projects will be written to publishable standards and to be shared at national meetings.

Teaching:

• All staff are encouraged to learn from the extensive clinical education activities that take place in the Trust, and there are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. Successful applicants will be enrolled in the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s fellowship program of training.

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 read attached Job Description and Person Specification.