Job summary
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 November 2026 for 12 months.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: www.rcseng.ac.ukIn addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Main duties of the job
This year will offer specific training in advanced colorectal surgery with Miss Victoria Lane and Mr Thomas Middleton 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.

In particular, you will experience Laparoscopic approaches to children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and be expected at the completion of this post to be able to perform resection of bowel affected by Crohn's disease laparoscopically. You will be able to complete Laparoscopic Colectomy with minimal supervision. You will understand the steps in Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy (ileal pouch anal anastomosis, IPAA), and be competent to perform this major procedure under supervision.

In addition, you will gain experience in Laparoscopic assisted transanal pullthrough for Hirschsprung disease and the surgical management of anorectal malformations/cloaca and idiopathic constipation.

About us
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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Details
Date posted
21 September 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Doctor - other

Salary
£76,582 to £77,348 a year
per annum

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
12 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
317-TD-26-234

Job locations
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
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 9 (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 implementing effective discharge, including any communication with the relevant community care team. Ensure medical students have opportunity to meet their own learning outcomes. Participate in feedback and evaluation of the foundation programme. Participate fully in educational programme and ensure that appraisal and feedback occurs in a timely manner.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Must hold full GMC registration at time of application
• MBBS or equivalent.
• MRCS or equivalent.

Desirable

• Other relevant qualifications (ALS, ATLS, PALS).
• FRCS (Paed) or equivalent
• Completion of training

Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Competence at advanced cardio-respiratory arrest resuscitation in children (including team leadership).
• Good history and examination skills, relevant to critical care.
• Ability to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations relevant to critical care.

Desirable

• Experience in paediatric or adult colorectal surgery (ST3+)

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
HR Advisor
Victoria Cowan
victoria.cowan2@nhs.net

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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).