# Neurosurgery Senior Complex Spinal Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neurosurgery-senior-complex-spinal-fellow/56a54028-768f-4fa6-8cf0-be221b227f4b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neurosurgery-senior-complex-spinal-fellow/56a54028-768f-4fa6-8cf0-be221b227f4b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurosurgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £65,048 - £73,992 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T07:10:44.013Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurosurgery/Neurosurgery-v8027964 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8027964?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We will have a 12 month fixed term vacancy for the position of Senior Complex Spinal Fellow within Neurosurgery. The Trust Doctor post will provide excellent experience for candidates who have passed the MRCS exam with Neurosurgery Registrar experience. To apply for the post please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk and complete an online application form.  Alternatively the job description can also be found on http://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk  Please be aware that only online applications will be accepted and the post will be closed when sufficient applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job - Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision - Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant) - Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows - Cross- cover of colleagues absence is required - Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR - On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%) - The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic - There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George’s and at RMH and RSCH - This post would incorporate an element of service development - The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties - The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision - Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant) - Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows - Cross- cover of colleagues absence is required - Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR - On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%) - The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic - There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George’s and at RMH and RSCH - This post would incorporate an element of service development - The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties - The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours ## Job Details We will have a 12 month fixed term vacancy for the position of Senior Complex Spinal Fellow within Neurosurgery. The Trust Doctor post will provide excellent experience for candidates who have passed the MRCS exam with Neurosurgery Registrar experience. To apply for the post please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk and complete an online application form. Alternatively the job description can also be found on http://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk Please be aware that only online applications will be accepted and the post will be closed when sufficient applications have been received. ## Job Description Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant) Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows Cross- cover of colleagues absence is required Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%) The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George’s and at RMH and RSCH This post would incorporate an element of service development The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours ## Responsibilities Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant) Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows Cross- cover of colleagues absence is required Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%) The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George’s and at RMH and RSCH This post would incorporate an element of service development The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours ## Person Specification ### Desirable **Essential** - - Ability to work with the wider clinical and management team to develop services ### Essential **Essential** - - Training in a neurosurgical training programme of a minimum of 5yrs - - A developing knowledge of the basic science of spinal surgery and the ability to apply this to clinical practice - - Computer skills including the ability to manage databases and image processing systems, which generate reliable research and clinical outcome data sets **Desirable** - higher degree CCT or entry onto the specialist register - - Experience of audit and research methodology - - A declared interest in spinal surgery ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [complex spine fellow jd (pdf, 234.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10315141) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.