Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI Surgery | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£67,325 - £77,348 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	10 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. The post is available from February 2027 for one year. This is a Senior Clinical Fellow position in the upper GI surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, with a contribution to emergency surgery at the RVI.

The General Surgery Directorate is a busy directorate, and the post will give significant experience in Upper GI procedures, including oesophageal and gastric resections, benign upper GI cases and general surgery. It would be ideal for a surgeon with significant experience in surgery, particularly towards the end of his/her training looking for further experience prior to obtaining CCT or commencing work as a consultant. The successful candidate will also be exposed to the management of major trauma as the Royal Victoria Infirmary is the regional trauma centre.

The post is attached to the department of Upper GI surgery based primarily at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) The individual will work alongside the upper GI surgeons at the RVI. The individual will work on the specialist register tier and will, as such, be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at this level. This post will be attractive to pre and post CCT individuals who require additional specialist training prior to applying for a consultant position or simply increasing their surgical experience prior to applying for Specialist Registrar posts.

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

• Freeman Hospital

• Newcastle Dental Hospital

• Cramlington Manor Walks

• Urgent treatment centres

• Newcastle Fertility Centre

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• The doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which they are allocated under the direct supervision of the consultant. In addition, they are expected to provide cross-cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, operating theatre sessions, and administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, etc) and participate on the emergency on-call rota at registrar level.

This advert closes on Friday 11 Sep 2026

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