RCS Peri CCT Fellow in Laparoscopic / Robotic Colorectal Surgery

This post is attached to the department of colorectal surgery based primarily at the Freeman Hospital but with some duties, possibly including on-call at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The individual will work alongside the colorectal surgeons at the Freeman Hospital. The individual will work on the specialist registrar tier and will, as such, be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at this level. This post will be attractive to Peri and Post CCT individuals who require additional specialist training prior to applying for a consultant post.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.