Senior Clinical Fellow in HPB & Transplant Surgery; STequivalent

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, engaging and committed individual to work in Newcastle Hospitals trust. This post is designed to suit an individual with an interest in HPB and Transplant Surgery who is looking for a broad experience in HPB, Liver, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation.

The senior trainee will have completed core training and will have passed MRCS, in addition the candidate needs to have experience of HPB surgery at Core Trainee or Specialty Trainee level.

You must have full GMC registration at the time of application. Previous NHS experience is essential (this does not include clinical attachments or observerships). This post is to commence May 2026 for 12 months.

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.

The post would suit a trainee in General Surgery with a special interest in HPB and/or Transplant and has a commitment to the HPB on call rota. This post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for specialist research funding. Specialist training in multi-organ retrieval (for transplant focused trainees) is also available.

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:
Prof Colin Wilson on , or via email 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.

This post is attached to HPB and Transplant surgery based in the Freeman Hospital. The individual will work on the ST3+ tier and as such be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to this level.

The Freeman Hospital is unique in the United Kingdom in hosting the Institute of Transplantation which brings all aspects of solid organ and cell transplantation under one roof. The post holder will be able to gain experience in liver, kidney, pancreas, multivisceral, autoislet and alloislet transplantation as well as experience of specialist HPB, neuroendocrine and sarcoma surgery. Multiorgan retrieval, as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service, is delivered by the team as well.

Some of the team also specialise in Robotic surgery and exposure, as well as acquisition of skills, in this specialist area is also available. If successful, the applicant will be asked to outline which areas they would like to focus on during the Fellowship.

The individual will co‑ordinate the…