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Barts Health NHS Trust

Trust Doctor (Eqv to ST8+) in Neurosurgery

The closing date is 12 November 2025

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Job summary

The Royal London Hospital & Queen's Hospital, RomfordStart Date: 2026 or 2027 (flexible)

Salary: The salary is based on your nodal point on the MN37 payscale. The banding for this job is currently 50%.

We are recruiting for both 2026 and/or 2027 fellowships.

WeCare about excellence

Barts Health NHS Trust, in partnership with Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, is offering an exceptional Senior Neuro-oncology Fellowship. This 12-month post provides advanced subspecialist training across two busy neurosurgical units, covering a combined catchment of over 4 million people.

Recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for Neuro-oncology, our service delivers over 500 neuro-oncology procedures annually. The postholder will join a highly skilled multidisciplinary team -- including eight dedicated neuro-oncology consultants -- working across state-of-the-art facilities at The Royal London and Queen's Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

1. Job Purpose

Experience

This fellowship offers excellent training opportunities in neuro-oncological surgery across two busy neurosurgical units in North-East London and Essex.

Barts Health was recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for Neuro-oncology in 2022. Neuro-oncology services are based at The Royal London Hospital (Neurosurgery) and Bart's Hospital (MDT meetings and MDT Neuro-oncology Clinic). We are also a specialist referral centre for stereotactic radiosurgery. The neurosurgical unit at Barking, Havering & Redbridge Trust also provides a comprehensive neurosurgical service for adult patients in North-East London and Essex. The combined catchment area for the two trusts exceeds 4 million, and over 500 neuro-oncology procedures are undertaken between the two units each year.

The Neuro-oncology Fellow is a key member of the neurosurgical oncology teams on both sites and will be supported by eight dedicated Consultant Neurosurgeons with subspecialist interests in neuro-oncology and a team of clinical nurse specialists on both sites.

The Neuro-oncology fellow will work closely with the neurosurgical neuro-oncology consultants, the CNS Team, Neuro-oncologists, Neuroradiology, Neurotherapists, Neurologists and Neuro-rehabilitation services. They will participate in weekly MDT meetings, provide support for CNS-led follow up clinics and contribute to MDT neuro-oncology clinics.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£62,502 to £67,610 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED7584176RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent
  • Current GMC registration with a licence to practice

Desirable

  • BSc
  • FRCS (SN)

Knowledge

Essential

  • CCT or within 12 months of achieving CCT (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Research in neurosciences related subjects

Experience

Essential

  • ALS
  • An interest in clinical audit and research

Research

Essential

  • Evidence of academic work outside MBBS course.

Desirable

  • MD / PhD
  • Prizes
  • Peer reviewed publications reflecting audit or research.

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working IT literate
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Familiarity with databases

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Reliable and dependable

Desirable

  • Creative
  • Adaptable
  • Flexible
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent
  • Current GMC registration with a licence to practice

Desirable

  • BSc
  • FRCS (SN)

Knowledge

Essential

  • CCT or within 12 months of achieving CCT (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Research in neurosciences related subjects

Experience

Essential

  • ALS
  • An interest in clinical audit and research

Research

Essential

  • Evidence of academic work outside MBBS course.

Desirable

  • MD / PhD
  • Prizes
  • Peer reviewed publications reflecting audit or research.

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working IT literate
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Familiarity with databases

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Reliable and dependable

Desirable

  • Creative
  • Adaptable
  • Flexible

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Louise Palmer

l.palmer5@nhs.net

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Details

Date posted

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£62,502 to £67,610 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED7584176RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


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