# Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-neurosurgery/3a2d1138-d076-4d2b-95ed-aa6b863b5f24 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-neurosurgery/3a2d1138-d076-4d2b-95ed-aa6b863b5f24.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurosurgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £65,048 per annum plus London allowance - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (with extension possibility) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (with on-call commitment) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T10:15:34.282Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurosurgery/Neurosurgery-v8075342 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8075342?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview King’s Health Partners is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. This unique combination brings together one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts We are looking for highly motivated doctors to work in the Neurosurgical Department, King’s College Hospital. King’s is one of the largest Neuroscience centres in the UK with a national and international reputation for excellence. The successful applicants will form part of the team delivering care to acutely unwell neurosurgical patients. Applicants are expected to participate fully in the departmental teaching program and junior doctors in this department have an excellent record of subsequent advancement to specialty training. These posts are not however recognised at present for training. The department has an excellent record of career advancement in neurosurgery for previous post-holders and provides unique experience. The clinical duties of the post will be the day to day care of patients admitted to the neurosurgical department including admission, clinical examination, co-ordination of investigation, liaison with senior colleagues and operating time. You will be rostered to attend neurosurgical operating theatres and teaching clinics on a regular basis. Commencement in post - Aug 2026. ### Main duties of the job The duties will comprise assistance with and responsibility for the care of patients on the wards, assistance in the operating theatre, attendance at appropriate clinics and MDTs and review of appropriate literature and clinical data.   Excellent neurosurgical clinical and operative experience can be obtained with senior supervision and feedback provided. The timetable for these activities is dependent upon which consultant the post holder will be working for, as is the list of possible research topics. In addition, you will take part in the 1 in 14 tier-one on-call rota with the responsibility of taking emergency referrals and triaging appropriately as well as providing emergency neurosurgical care under supervision. The post may involve travel to other hospitals. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This post is suitable for a trainee who has full registration with the General Medical Council and has completed the MRCS examination or its equivalent. Previous experience of neurosurgery at least at ST2/3 level is required. Although these appointments are not accredited for training the appointees will be expected to participate fully in the educational and training programmes. Appointees will have a named educational supervisor and clinical supervisor. Annual leave and study leave is commensurate with other post-foundation doctors. The experience and opportunities offered would be excellent experience for applicants planning a career in neurosurgery. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of more junior colleagues and students. This post is intended to allow a neurosurgical trainee to obtain experience in all aspects of neurosurgery within a busy regional neurosurgical unit where all areas of subspecialist interest are represented. The candidate will play a full part in the provision of neurosurgical services at middle grade level. This will include participation in the tier-one registrar on-call rota directly supervised by a post-CCT Specialist Fellow and Consultant. ## Job Details King’s Health Partners is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. This unique combination brings together one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts We are looking for highly motivated doctors to work in the Neurosurgical Department, King’s College Hospital. King’s is one of the largest Neuroscience centres in the UK with a national and international reputation for excellence. The successful applicants will form part of the team delivering care to acutely unwell neurosurgical patients. Applicants are expected to participate fully in the departmental teaching program and junior doctors in this department have an excellent record of subsequent advancement to specialty training. These posts are not however recognised at present for training. The department has an excellent record of career advancement in neurosurgery for previous post-holders and provides unique experience. The clinical duties of the post will be the day to day care of patients admitted to the neurosurgical department including admission, clinical examination, co-ordination of investigation, liaison with senior colleagues and operating time. You will be rostered to attend neurosurgical operating theatres and teaching clinics on a regular basis. Commencement in post - Aug 2026. ## Job Description The duties will comprise assistance with and responsibility for the care of patients on the wards, assistance in the operating theatre, attendance at appropriate clinics and MDTs and review of appropriate literature and clinical data. Excellent neurosurgical clinical and operative experience can be obtained with senior supervision and feedback provided. The timetable for these activities is dependent upon which consultant the post holder will be working for, as is the list of possible research topics. In addition, you will take part in the 1 in 14 tier-one on-call rota with the responsibility of taking emergency referrals and triaging appropriately as well as providing emergency neurosurgical care under supervision. The post may involve travel to other hospitals. ## Responsibilities This post is suitable for a trainee who has full registration with the General Medical Council and has completed the MRCS examination or its equivalent. Previous experience of neurosurgery at least at ST2/3 level is required. Although these appointments are not accredited for training the appointees will be expected to participate fully in the educational and training programmes. Appointees will have a named educational supervisor and clinical supervisor. Annual leave and study leave is commensurate with other post-foundation doctors. The experience and opportunities offered would be excellent experience for applicants planning a career in neurosurgery. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of more junior colleagues and students. This post is intended to allow a neurosurgical trainee to obtain experience in all aspects of neurosurgery within a busy regional neurosurgical unit where all areas of subspecialist interest are represented. The candidate will play a full part in the provision of neurosurgical services at middle grade level. This will include participation in the tier-one registrar on-call rota directly supervised by a post-CCT Specialist Fellow and Consultant. ## Person Specification ### Previous experience **Essential** - Experience of NHS clinical culture and evidence based practice **Desirable** - ALS and ATLS (or equivalents) within 2 years - Research experience, presentations, publications ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with the GMC - MBBS (or equivalent) - MRCS/AFRCS/FRCS or equivalent postgraduate surgical qualification **Desirable** - PhD, MD - Other degrees/qualifications ### Skills/Knowledge/Ability **Essential** - Knowledge and experience of Neurosurgical emergencies. - Evidence of participation and active involvement in an audit project - Appropriate level of clinical knowledge - Understanding of clinical risk management **Desirable** - Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints; management/financial awareness experience of committee work - Academic prizes and honours - Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups/teaching methods ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 832.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10366945) - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) ## 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.