Paediatric Surgery Colorectal Fellow; STequivalent

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

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Paediatric Surgery Colorectal Fellow (ST6+ equivalent)

NHS Medical & Dental:
Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team as a Fellow in Paediatric Colorectal Surgery, working at the Great North Children’s Hospital.

This post is available from April 2026 for 12 months. You will hold MRCS or equivalent, and will be fully registered with the GMC at time of application.

The Royal College of Surgeons England (RCSEng) Paediatric Colorectal fellowship is designed for a period of 12 months. The successful appointee will be employed as per each centre’s local terms and conditions of employment.

Additional information can be found on the RCSEng website:

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.

This year will offer specific training in advanced colorectal surgery with Miss Victoria Lane, Mr Bruce Jaffray and Mr Thomas Middleton (locum consultant paediatric surgeon) and would be suitable for a trainee who has completed general training and wishes to achieve a final year acquiring Advanced Laparoscopic Skills before Consultant appointment.

The post is most suited for Paediatric surgery trainees who are close to obtaining CCT or already had their CCT as an out of program experience (OOPE), however other Paediatric surgical trainees with the appropriate experience are welcome to apply.

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:
Miss Victoria Lane on , or at

Newcastle 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 £1 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.

• Ward assessment and management of elective and emergency admissions.
• Experience in neonatal surgical and intensive care unit.
• Three elective operating lists and 2 outpatient sessions per week.
• On-call duties on a 1 in 8 (Newcastle) basis including prospective cover.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care, contemporary note keeping and adherence to the admission and discharge process.
• Responsibility for effective communication with other members of the clinical team to ensure the planned management for each patient is carried out.
• Communication with patients and their relatives.
• Arrange investigations for patients and ensure results available in a timely manner.
• Undertake referrals to other clinical teams and ensure effective communication of the underlying problem.
• Undertake a key role in planning and…