Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Junior Clinical Research Fellow in General Surgery

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Job summary

JUNIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW

We are seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Research Fellow in General Surgery to join our forward-thinking department. This is a replacement post, and the successful appointee will join colleagues in the department providing surgical services for Whittington Health NHS Trust. The post-holder will be offered a 12-month contract; extendable by a further 12 months dependant on performance.

All candidates should be eligible for full registration with the GMC.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to participate in the general surgical SPR rota doing 3 nights every 2 weeks and doing 2 out-patient clinical commitments.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-S&C-MED-7466230

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Undertaking PhD / MD

Eligibility

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
  • Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to Practise

Essential

  • Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely

Language Skills

Essential

  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: oApplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English oHave the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) -Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7,Reading 7, Writing 7 oHave achieved at least grade B in themedicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking,listening, reading & writing

Health

Essential

  • Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)

Clinical skills

Essential

  • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
  • Clinical judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
  • Practical skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.

Desirable

  • MRCS or equivalent ATLS
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Undertaking PhD / MD

Eligibility

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
  • Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to Practise

Essential

  • Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely

Language Skills

Essential

  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: oApplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English oHave the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) -Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7,Reading 7, Writing 7 oHave achieved at least grade B in themedicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking,listening, reading & writing

Health

Essential

  • Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)

Clinical skills

Essential

  • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
  • Clinical judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
  • Practical skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.

Desirable

  • MRCS or equivalent ATLS

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

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

General Manager General Surgery

Alison Woni

alison.woni@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-S&C-MED-7466230

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF


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