The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology / Intestinal Failure (ST1-2)

The closing date is 25 September 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

A new joint medical/surgical Intestinal Failure Unit has been established in Newcastle, serving the local and wider population of North East England and Cumbria. This post offers the successful applicant the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and experience within this Specialist field of Nutrition support as well as wider areas of Gastroenterology and Medicine. Applicants must have experience working within the NHS and have completed the UK Foundation training programme. The successful candidate will demonstrate skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams and a strong grasp of hospital care of patients with complex medical problems. They will possess strong organisational and communication skills and be willing to participate in the wider delivery of gastroenterology and medical care in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHSFT by contributing to oncall medical rota and departmental clinical governance activity.

Main duties of the job

This post offers the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and experience within the Specialist field of Parenteral Nutrition support, managing patients with Intestinal Failure within a specialist unit, as well as wider areas of Gastroenterology and Medicine.

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.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks

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

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-TD-25-241

Job locations

Ward 30 Gastroenterology Specialty - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

Day to day management of patients with Intestinal Failure on a 15 bed dedicated Intestinal Failure Unit, supported by senior medical staff

Outpatient Gastroenterology clinic (weekly)

Medical On-call (Resident back of house ward cover Freeman Hospital FY2/IMT level)

Administrative:

Administration associated with ward and outpatient duties

Contribution to departmental clinical governance meetings including mortality and morbidity review

Research:

Research/Audit session (weekly)

Teaching:

Contribute to the development and delivery of departmental and medical student teaching programme

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

Day to day management of patients with Intestinal Failure on a 15 bed dedicated Intestinal Failure Unit, supported by senior medical staff

Outpatient Gastroenterology clinic (weekly)

Medical On-call (Resident back of house ward cover Freeman Hospital FY2/IMT level)

Administrative:

Administration associated with ward and outpatient duties

Contribution to departmental clinical governance meetings including mortality and morbidity review

Research:

Research/Audit session (weekly)

Teaching:

Contribute to the development and delivery of departmental and medical student teaching programme

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary Medical Qualification.
  • Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
  • Satisfactory completion of UK Foundation Programme
  • Experience working within the NHS

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Degree Qualification

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good history & examination skills.
  • Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
  • Able to order appropriate investigations.
  • Image interpretation relevant to practice.
  • Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

  • Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
  • Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
  • Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
  • An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

  • Proven management and administration ability.
  • Understanding of management goals.
  • Experience with audit
  • Evidence of leadership / project management
  • Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of supervising junior staff.
  • Ability to teach clinical skills.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential

  • Experience of audit projects.
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary Medical Qualification.
  • Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
  • Satisfactory completion of UK Foundation Programme
  • Experience working within the NHS

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Degree Qualification

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good history & examination skills.
  • Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
  • Able to order appropriate investigations.
  • Image interpretation relevant to practice.
  • Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

  • Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
  • Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
  • Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
  • An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

  • Proven management and administration ability.
  • Understanding of management goals.
  • Experience with audit
  • Evidence of leadership / project management
  • Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of supervising junior staff.
  • Ability to teach clinical skills.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential

  • Experience of audit projects.

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).

Additional information

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

Ward 30 Gastroenterology Specialty - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 30 Gastroenterology Specialty - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


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

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-TD-25-241

Job locations

Ward 30 Gastroenterology Specialty - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DN


Supporting documents

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