Job Description

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.This post is available to commence on the 6th August 2025 initially for 6 months with a view to extension to 12 months.This post offers an exciting opportunity to gain experience in surgical management of Type 2 and Type 3 Intestinal Failure patients and complex abdominal wall operative skills and experience. This post requires close collaboration with medical intestinal failure team.There can also be exposure to advanced/recurrent Colorectal Cancer and Robotic surgery for which the trust is a regional centre, but main bulk of the job will be intestinal failure. To benefit from this opportunity the successful applicant will be ST3 or more senior. Applicants should hold full UK GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application. The appointee will have a flexible remit and we will be able to tailor training to their benefit from the specialties outlined above. At a minimum the appointee will have one full theatre day weekly, an endoscopy list and a clinic. While the ability to colonoscope independently is desirable it is not an absolute requirement and training will be provided.Please read attached and Person Specification.Main duties of the jobThe post is based at the Freeman Hospital with no on-call commitments. The individual will work alongside the medical and surgical intestinal failure team. This post is ST3-5 equivalent and the individual will, as such, be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at this level.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.For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Neena Randhawa Consultant Colorectal Surgeon on 0191 2824384, or via email at neena.randhawa@nhs.netAbout usNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of xc2xa31 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.Date posted24 April 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeDoctor - otherSalaryxc2xa361,825 a year per annum pro rataContractFixed termDuration6 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number317-TD-25-112Job locationsColorectal Surgery Specialty - CorporateNewcastle upon TyneNE7 7DNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinical:The doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the consultant. In addition he/she is 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).Administrative:Each Resident Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the consultants.Research:This Directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the Directorate ensures there is vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.Teaching:The Unit has Stage II and III medical students attached to it. Each Junior Doctor is expected to assist in their teaching together with the teaching and supervision of the Foundation Doctors and in all post-graduate activities of the Unit. There is a strong unit commitment to the FOCP (Foundation of Clinical Practice) programme and HBP (hospital-based practice) and all members of the team are expected to contribute. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinical:The doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which he/she is allocated under the direct supervision of the consultant. In addition he/she is 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).Administrative:Each Resident Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the consultants.Research:This Directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the Directorate ensures there is vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.Teaching:The Unit has Stage II and III medical students attached to it. Each Junior Doctor is expected to assist in their teaching together with the teaching and supervision of the Foundation Doctors and in all post-graduate activities of the Unit. There is a strong unit commitment to the FOCP (Foundation of Clinical Practice) programme and HBP (hospital-based practice) and all members of the team are expected to contribute.Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential

• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full UK GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application

Clinical Skills and KnowledgeEssential

• Satisfactory completion of foundation training or equivalent
• Clinical acumen for registrar level
• Previous paid NHS experience
• Able to order appropriate investigations
• Image interpretation relevant to practice
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague

Maintaining Clinical CompetenceEssential

• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
• An understanding of Clinical Governance

TeachingEssential

• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors

Clinical Governance, Audit and ResearchEssential

• Experience of audit projects

Communication, Relationships and Working with ColleaguesEssential

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines

Personal AttributesEssential

• Alignment with the Trust's Values
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD
• Time management skills
• Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership skills
• IT literate

Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential

• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full UK GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application

Clinical Skills and KnowledgeEssential

• Satisfactory completion of foundation training or equivalent
• Clinical acumen for registrar level
• Previous paid NHS experience
• Able to order appropriate investigations
• Image interpretation relevant to practice
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague

Maintaining Clinical CompetenceEssential

• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
• An understanding of Clinical Governance

TeachingEssential

• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors

Clinical Governance, Audit and ResearchEssential

• Experience of audit projects

Communication, Relationships and Working with ColleaguesEssential

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines

Personal AttributesEssential

• Alignment with the Trust's Values
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD
• Time management skills
• Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership skills
• IT literate

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