# ST3+ Trust Doctor in General Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/st3-trust-doctor-in-general-surgery/f7d6f942-3613-4766-8382-64297684b288 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/st3-trust-doctor-in-general-surgery/f7d6f942-3613-4766-8382-64297684b288.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Huddersfield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Review at 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (acute on call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T08:51:26.967Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Huddersfield/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Surgery/General_Surgery-v8027768 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8027768?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are advertising  for a  Trust Doctors at the registrar (ST3+) level at The Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Start dates of August onwards. The posts are intended to provide additional experience in various general surgical specialities to enable progression into a formal NTN for general surgical training. Although not a recognised training post, there are considerable training and educational opportunities for the successful candidates. There is a comprehensive induction course and regular weekly teaching with the intention that the service commitment, supervision level and educational opportunities will be equivalent to that of our existing trainees. This is a Full-Time post with basic hours of 40 hours per week, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and rotas will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees. ### Main duties of the job Speciality registrars will be expected to participate in ward rounds, clinics and operating theatres. The post holder accepts that s/he will also perform duties in on the emergency take and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with senior colleagues. The department is part of a busy district general hospital and performs around 190 emergency laparotomies, 150 elective colorectal resections, over 100 bariatric operations and over 500 laparoscopic cholecystectomies per year and has a busy and active elective breast surgical practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Each post holder will contribute to the formal teaching programme for medical students, nursing and para medical colleagues and junior doctors and will be granted automatic placement into the Department’s Core Training and Higher Training preparation courses to enable intensive preparation for future applications. There are also several management and leadership positions available which will further enhance future applications. Please see job description for further more specific details of the post ## Job Details We are advertising for a Trust Doctors at the registrar (ST3+) level at The Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Start dates of August onwards. The posts are intended to provide additional experience in various general surgical specialities to enable progression into a formal NTN for general surgical training. Although not a recognised training post, there are considerable training and educational opportunities for the successful candidates. There is a comprehensive induction course and regular weekly teaching with the intention that the service commitment, supervision level and educational opportunities will be equivalent to that of our existing trainees. This is a Full-Time post with basic hours of 40 hours per week, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and rotas will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees. ## Job Description Speciality registrars will be expected to participate in ward rounds, clinics and operating theatres. The post holder accepts that s/he will also perform duties in on the emergency take and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with senior colleagues. The department is part of a busy district general hospital and performs around 190 emergency laparotomies, 150 elective colorectal resections, over 100 bariatric operations and over 500 laparoscopic cholecystectomies per year and has a busy and active elective breast surgical practice. ## Responsibilities Each post holder will contribute to the formal teaching programme for medical students, nursing and para medical colleagues and junior doctors and will be granted automatic placement into the Department’s Core Training and Higher Training preparation courses to enable intensive preparation for future applications. There are also several management and leadership positions available which will further enhance future applications. Please see job description for further more specific details of the post ## Person Specification ### General **Essential** - Eligibility to work in the UK - Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening - An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise **Desirable** - Relevant higher degree ### Audit and Research **Essential** - Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects **Desirable** - Critical Appraisal Skills - Evidence of knowledge of research methodology ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff. **Desirable** - Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications - Training in clinical and educational supervision - Attendance at a teaching course - Formal qualification in teaching/education ### Experience and Achievements **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Surgery specialty **Desirable** - Understanding current issues within Surgery and the future direction of the specialty - Understanding current issues within the wider NHS - Attendance at a recognised management course - Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions ### Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment **Essential** - Good communication and empathy skills with patients - Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service - Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload - Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis - Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff - Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff - Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare ### Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities **Desirable** - Evidence of continual learning and development - Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others - Evidence of innovation - Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 418.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314897) - [trust information (pdf, 754.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314899) - [person specification (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314898) ## 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.