Trust Doctor (Junior Clinical Fellow) in General Surgery

Job Summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Trust Doctor on a fixed term contract until August 2026, based in General Surgery Trustwide.
General surgical services in Northumbria are delivered by a Trustwide multi-disciplinary team approach. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances.
If the successful appointee has over four years post qualification experience, they will be appointed on specialty doctor 2021 terms and conditions.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main Duties of the Job
The dynamic and innovative Emergency Surgery and Elective Care Business Unit manages principal general surgery departments at:

• The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH)
• North Tyneside General Hospital
• Wansbeck General Hospital
• Hexham General Hospital
  The range of operations performed reflects a diverse and interesting case mix from urban, industrial and rural communities.
  The principal general surgical departments have benefitted from the Trust's substantial capital investment and enjoy modern accommodation and state-of-the-art equipment. Staff are enthusiastic, friendly and motivated and work effectively as a team. Relationships with surgeons and other clinicians are excellent.
  All emergency surgery, together with some higher-risk elective surgery and Critical Care is now located in NSECH. This has largely separated the elective and emergency streams allowing better planning of elective care, whilst providing an enhanced emergency care service.
  The exact patient flow logistics, and location of higher risk elective surgery provision are still evolving and being refined; there are significant opportunities to re-configure North Tyneside and Wansbeck Hospitals.

About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

• Date posted: 25 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Doctor - other
• Salary: £44,170 to £67,610 a year On call supplement
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 8 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 319-7620377SL-ADD
• Job locations: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
  Northumbria Way
  Cramlington
  NE23 6NZ

Job Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be participating in a minimum 1 in 8 rota, including late, weekend and night shifts. Fully supported with a registrar and consultant level.
Duties will include:

• Theatres
• Outpatients
• Ward-based work

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical Qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.