University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Clinical Fellow General Surgery
The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
Ready to take the next step in your surgical career? Join University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) as a Junior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery at Trust Grade F2/CT1 level, depending on your experience.

Build your confidence, broaden your clinical experience and develop your surgical skills in a teaching hospital environment. Working alongside experienced clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, you will make a meaningful contribution to the care of elective and emergency surgical patients, with appropriate senior supervision.

Gain hands-on experience through ward-based care and the emergency surgical on-call rota, with participation in theatre activities and outpatient clinics suited to your experience and competence. Cross-site working across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital will broaden your experience of surgical care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated doctor who communicates well, enjoys working as part of a team and brings a flexible, compassionate approach to patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective and compassionate care for General Surgery inpatients, joining consultant-led and registrar-led ward rounds.
• Assess, investigate and manage acute surgical conditions under senior supervision, and take part in the emergency surgical on-call rota.
• Contribute to preoperative assessment, perioperative care and postoperative management of elective and emergency patients.
• Assist in theatre and attend outpatient clinics within your experience and competence.
• Recognise deteriorating patients, start appropriate management and promptly escalate concerns to the registrar or consultant.
• Work with nursing staff, medical colleagues and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient-centred care, communicating clearly with patients and relatives.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records, discharge summaries and correspondence.
• Participate in quality improvement, service development and clinical audit, and show an interest in research and critical appraisal.
• Follow Trust policies, clinical guidelines and governance processes, keep statutory and mandatory training up to date, and fulfil safeguarding responsibilities.
• Promote dignity, respect and inclusion in patient care and working relationships.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to colleagues within the limits of your competence, helping teams deliver coordinated care and develop their skills.

About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £47,610 to £55,355 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 358-8431317-KBC
Job locations: Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Service Delivery & Development
The ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team is essential to this post.

• Promote the high performance of colleagues, teams and the department to ensure the correct utilisation of resources in optimising patient care delivery.
• Promote fundamentals of quality improvement within the service and highlight areas of potential improvement initiatives for care, performance or cost saving improvement to senior management.
• Maintain continuous learning and reflection in practice to supplement the team learning environment in place. Identify case studies and learning opportunities for junior staff to assist them in their development.

Governance

• Ensure compliance with clinical and operation governance to ensure delivery of safe and quality patient care in line with professional standards.
• Ensure escalation of unmet standards to senior colleague to promote best practice working and compliance with national standard.
• Ensure correct governance processes are undertaken when implementing significant change to ways of working to enable a validated approach to change management.
• Comply with any service reviews or audits being undertaken on service provision to maintain high standards of operational performance.

Patient/Customer Service

• Responsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of clinical service are delivered, including patient communication and treatment.
• Ensure good communication channels are developed with all grades of staff, both clinical and operational in order to promote a culture of team working and collaboration.
• Ensure patient queries are dealt with in a timely, respectful and appropriate manner to enhance the patient experience at UHL and align with Trust values.

Research

• Have understanding of research principles and methodology, show interest in participating in research and an ability to critically analyse published research.

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice

Desirable

• Evidence of commitment to surgical training
• ALS Qualified
• MRCS qualification

Experience
Essential

• 1 year experience as a doctor
• Evidence of continuing professional education

Communications and relationship skills
Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
• Empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to cope in stressful situations and work in a fast paced environment.
• Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Possess a high degree of motivation and personal self-discipline
• Ability to keep good medical records and communicate with other hospital departments and external healthcare providers
• Ability to remain flexible in working

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Teaching capability
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Understanding and ability to analyse clinical research.

Planning and organisation skills
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate good time management and capacity to organise own workload and work to deadlines.
• Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative responsibilities.
• Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise junior doctors.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

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: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address: Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Hisham Zain Butt, hisham.butt1@nhs.net

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