Job Description

Applications are invited for a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery in Nottingham. The fellowship will run for a period of six months commencing October 2025.

Fellowship Location:

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Austin Acheson



This post will provide extensive exposure to laparoscopic colorectal surgery and all aspects of laparoscopic practice. The successful candidate will receive wide ranging clinical training. These fellowship is designed for trainees either within ST7/8 of their training or post CCT and have passed their FRCS. Senior trainees with sufficient experience can expect to be able to perform advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery on completion of this post. Participation on the on call rota may be arranged by local negotiation but is not mandated.



Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.



With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.



We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.



As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.



This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.



This post will provide extensive exposure to a wide range of advanced Colorectal Surgical practice. The fellowship is designed for trainees either within ST7/8 of their training or post CCT and have passed their FRCS. Senior trainees with sufficient experience can expect to be able to perform advanced colorectal surgery on completion of this post. Participation on the on call rota may be arranged by local negotiation but is not mandated.



Further Job description information within JD document



NB You will be employed under the relevant LED payscale for this post, which is applied by, and relevant to, each centre you are working at