Clinical Research Fellow - Gastroenterology

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full time Clinical Research Fellow in Gastroenterology for a fixed term period of 12 months from August 2025.

The clinical duties of this post will be based predominantly at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH); with cross site working including elective sessions at Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH), North Tyneside General Hospital (NTGH) and Hexham General Hospital (HGH).

The successful candidate will be given full training in the wide spectrum of Gastroenterology, both on our acute Gastroenterology inpatient wards and in a wide range of outpatient clinics.

You will be encouraged over the course of the year to develop your skills at Specialty Trainee level. You will participate in the provision of outpatient services and Gastroenterology procedures as well as taking a role in the current rota for NSECH.

The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital with outpatient and diagnostic commitments Trustwide; as such the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.

If the successful appointee has over four years post qualification experience, they will be appointed on Specialty Doctor 2021 Terms and Conditions.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

Main duties of the job

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

A typical week would consist of:

Inpatient care on the Gastroenterology wards at NSECH and NTGH
Gastroenterology outpatient clinics at NTGH, WGH and HGH
Admin and audit: Regional teaching plus monthly SpR teaching
Opportunity to attend Endoscopy Lists and other Gastroenterology learning opportunities

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

03 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£37,068 to £57,570 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6822733HD

Job locations

The Northumbria

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be flexibly timetabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

There is no out of hours working associated with this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be flexibly timetabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

There is no out of hours working associated with this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Medical degree

Experience

Essential

Successful completion of Foundation Programme
Evidence of educational achievement and progression

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Medical degree

Experience

Essential

Successful completion of Foundation Programme
Evidence of educational achievement and progression

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).