# Senior Clinical Fellow - Neurosurgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-neurosurgery/51102d06-8368-4181-9f69-a95645af7749 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-neurosurgery/51102d06-8368-4181-9f69-a95645af7749.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurosurgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 month initially but may be extended) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T08:11:04.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Neurosurgery/Neurosurgery-v7888554 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7888554?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview NUH is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior Trust Grade doctor or above to support our neurosurgical department. This placement is for 12 months initially but may be extended. This is an exciting opportunity to get excellent experience in neurosurgery. The post holder will be part of a team which include run through trainees as well as other trust grade doctors. You will work closely with consultants, other junior doctors and multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder will be part of an on call rota at QMC. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will support various aspects of this busy service, with a commitment to the out of hours rota. The daytime role will include cover of the neurosurgical wards, clinics, pre-admissions and theatres. These duties are allocated on a weekly basis. The post holder will be expected to; - Provide inpatient and outpatient services (theatres and clinics) under consultant supervision - Contribute to the emergency out of hours rota - Supervise daily ward rounds - Conduct patient management in line with plans agreed with the Consultants - Support and teach junior colleagues effectively - Participate in M&M and MDT meetings - Contribute to Quality & Improvement Projects within the department - Attend departmental meetings The post holder will contribute to an on-call rota and should therefore have previous neurosurgery registrar experience (or equivalent), have full MRCS and have experience working within the NHS. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities QMC Neurosurgery department is now one of the busiest neurosurgical departments in the country. We provide both adult and paediatric services to a wide regional area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire with catchment population of around 3.5 million. Nottingham neurosurgical team is led by 14 consultants providing treatment for all the major subspecialties of neurosurgery including 3 fellowship trained paediatric neurosurgeons and 2 associates. Our highly specialised unit carries around 2000 neurosurgical emergency, urgent and elective operations a year. We are vital part of the East midlands trauma service and major trauma unit. We run 4 modern and fully equipped theatres and have access to one emergency theatre every day. The department is well equipped with up-to-date neuro navigation systems, intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA and ICG enabled microscopes and endoscopes. Our latest addition state of art Intraoperative MRI help us to provide best care for our paediatric and adult tumour patients. Nottingham University Hospitals’ brain tumour centre is one of few units in country to be recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence following the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. ## Job Details NUH is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior Trust Grade doctor or above to support our neurosurgical department. This placement is for 12 months initially but may be extended. This is an exciting opportunity to get excellent experience in neurosurgery. The post holder will be part of a team which include run through trainees as well as other trust grade doctors. You will work closely with consultants, other junior doctors and multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder will be part of an on call rota at QMC. ## Job Description The post holder will support various aspects of this busy service, with a commitment to the out of hours rota. The daytime role will include cover of the neurosurgical wards, clinics, pre-admissions and theatres. These duties are allocated on a weekly basis. The post holder will be expected to; Provide inpatient and outpatient services (theatres and clinics) under consultant supervision Contribute to the emergency out of hours rota Supervise daily ward rounds Conduct patient management in line with plans agreed with the Consultants Support and teach junior colleagues effectively Participate in M&M and MDT meetings Contribute to Quality & Improvement Projects within the department Attend departmental meetings The post holder will contribute to an on-call rota and should therefore have previous neurosurgery registrar experience (or equivalent), have full MRCS and have experience working within the NHS. ## Responsibilities QMC Neurosurgery department is now one of the busiest neurosurgical departments in the country. We provide both adult and paediatric services to a wide regional area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire with catchment population of around 3.5 million. Nottingham neurosurgical team is led by 14 consultants providing treatment for all the major subspecialties of neurosurgery including 3 fellowship trained paediatric neurosurgeons and 2 associates. Our highly specialised unit carries around 2000 neurosurgical emergency, urgent and elective operations a year. We are vital part of the East midlands trauma service and major trauma unit. We run 4 modern and fully equipped theatres and have access to one emergency theatre every day. The department is well equipped with up-to-date neuro navigation systems, intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA and ICG enabled microscopes and endoscopes. Our latest addition state of art Intraoperative MRI help us to provide best care for our paediatric and adult tumour patients. Nottingham University Hospitals’ brain tumour centre is one of few units in country to be recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence following the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous NHS experience - Good and wide ranging recent experience of Neurosurgery in acute inpatient setting in a large acute hospital - Evidence of completion of key neurosurgical procedure competencies equivalent to at least junior registrar level (logbook) - Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement - Potential to develop excellent diagnostic skills - Experience of working out of hours with limited support - Experience of supervising junior colleagues - Experience leading a multidisciplinary team ### Other requirements **Essential** - Able to work flexibly in a changing health service - Able to work the full range of shifts (days, nights, lates, on-calls) ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC Registration with licence to practice in the UK - Full MRCS or equivalent **Desirable** - Postgraduate Qualifications FRCS neurosurgery, post CCT ### Analystical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Awareness of limitations and when to escalate concerns - Capacity to monitor acute situations that may change rapidly - Basic computer skills - Evidence of participation in clinical audit/quality improvement - Able to teach and support junior staff effectively **Desirable** - Original research publications - Prizes - Presentations at National Meetings - Good presentational skills - Experience and enthusiasm for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ### Planning & Organisational Skills **Essential** - Adaptable and responsive to change - Able to prioritise and manage time effectively - Able to make an initial management plan for an unwell patient ### Communications and Relationship Skills **Essential** - Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English - Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals - Able to delegate appropriately - Able to work within a team ## Documents - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [application process booklet (pdf, 24.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2918) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [neurosurgery trust grade reg jd (pdf, 856.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10163423) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) - [neurosurgery trust grade reg person spec (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10163424) ## 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.