Location: Cottingham
Closing date: 03 November 2026

Job summary
Applications are invited for the Post of Trust Registrar Grade in Cardiothoracic Surgery, based at Castle Hill Hospital for a period of 12 months initially with an extension subject to favourable review. This post does not attract a National Training Number.

As a Trust Doctor working with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will be entitled to receive the following:

• A named Educational Supervisor
• 10 Study Days Leave per annum + Annual Leave allowance
• £500 of Study Leave Allowance per annum
• Access to an e-portfolio
• An assigned Appraiser and access to Multi-Source Feedback 360 (if required) and an Appraisal System

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. The department provides the full range of adult cardiothoracic surgery to a population of 1.3 million. The department has 34 beds ward beds, of which 14 are High Observation Beds, and 12 intensive care beds. There are 3 dedicated purpose-built cardiothoracic operating theatres. Approximately 850 cardiac and 750 major thoracic operations are performed annually (pre-COVID FY2019-2020). The department has an excellent reputation for training and developing junior Doctors.

Main duties of the job
You will participate in 1/9 on-call rota. On call commitments are 12 hours of resident on-call, covering both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (elective, acute and emergency referrals), as well as patients in cardiac ICU.

This current post starts is 12 months in the first instance, possibly extendable, subject to satisfactory performance. Following a total of 12 months, this post will be re-advertised.

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 months' Cardiothoracic experience and committed to a cardiothoracic career, subject to CV review and interview. The successful candidate will receive training and career progression support in keeping with their abilities and needs. We can support registrars with ST3 to ST5 level educational needs and we would consider applications from trainees who have completed a type 1 training programme (or equivalent) and who wish to broaden their experience in preparation for their first consultant post.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Salary: £67,325 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 356-26-8313423

Person Specification
Professional Registration

• Essential: Full Registration with the GMC

Qualifications and Training

• Essential: MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Essential: Valid ALS certificate
• Desirable: Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience

• Essential: Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
• Essential: Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Essential: 3-12 months of practical experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Desirable: Current ATLS and/or CALS training

Management and Administration Experience

• Essential: Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Essential: Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Desirable: Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Essential: Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Essential: Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Essential: Evidence of participation in audit
• Essential: Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Desirable: Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• Desirable: Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• Desirable: Original peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Essential: Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Essential: Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• Essential: Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Desirable: Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Consultant John Massey, john.massey@nhs.net, 01482875875

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