Job Description

We are delighted to be able to offer opportunities for highly motivated, ambitious individuals to join our well-integrated team.
This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to gain skills in all aspects of the management of patients with acute and elective adult neurosurgical conditions. Successful candidates will be expected to assess and manage, with support of their senior colleagues, patients receiving treatment in the neurosurgical department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. Candidates must be able to work as committed multidisciplinary team members and be able to prioritise their workload.
The successful candidate will be expected to attend regular teaching sessions, including journal club, as well as outpatient clinics and theatre sessions. Opportunities also exist for audit and research projects. Candidates will be allocated a Clinical and Educational Supervisor and encouraged to maintain a portfolio appropriate to their career ambitions (e.g. Horus, ISCP).
Main duties of the job
The post is to provide resident doctor support to the Neurosurgery department. This includes supporting ward duties, managing acute admissions to the wards and through the emergency department and assisting in operating theatres. Attending out-patient clinics is encouraged.
About us
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.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
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
Details
Date posted
22 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
52,656 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
317-TD-25-223
Job locations
Neurosurgery Specialty - RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managerial:
Attend morning meetings
Attend ward rounds and manage ward patients
Admit patients to wards and through emergency department
Assist in operating theatre
Attend out-patient clinics
Participate on an on-call rota - including cross cover with orthopaedics at night
On call rota currently 1 in 6 with a view to moving to 1 in 7 rota Job description
Job responsibilities
Managerial:
Attend morning meetings
Attend ward rounds and manage ward patients
Admit patients to wards and through emergency department
Assist in operating theatre
Attend out-patient clinics
Participate on an on-call rota - including cross cover with orthopaedics at night
On call rota currently 1 in 6 with a view to moving to 1 in 7 rota
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration at time of application.
• Completion of foundation programme or equivalent.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of previous paid employment in the NHS (clinical attachments not applicable)
• Proactive care of pre and post-surgical patients.
• Insight into your own abilities and knowledge and the ability to ask for help when required.
• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential

• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g., workplace assessments.

Desirable

• Evidence of a portfolio or reflective learning.

Teaching
Essential

• Willingness to be involved with the teaching program, and journal club.
• Ability to summarise and present a paper to a small neurosurgical audience.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential

• Experience of audit projects.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration at time of application.
• Completion of foundation programme or equivalent.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of previous paid employment in the NHS (clinical attachments not applicable)
• Proactive care of pre and post-surgical patients.
• Insight into your own abilities and knowledge and the ability to ask for help when required.
• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential

• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g., workplace assessments.

Desirable

• Evidence of a portfolio or reflective learning.

Teaching
Essential

• Willingness to be involved with the teaching program, and journal club.
• Ability to summarise and present a paper to a small neurosurgical audience.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential

• Experience of audit projects.