Job summary
TheHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Trust Core Trainee position to join our Core Surgical Trainee rotation. The current initial 6 month position is available to start as soon as possible and is potentially open to extension dependent on further vacancies being available from August 2025.
As a Trust Doctor taking up one of these positions you will receive:
- A named Clinical Supervisor
- 10 Study Days Leave per annum
- £500 of Study Leave Allowance per annum
- Access to an e-portfolio
- An assigned Appraiser and access to Multi-Source Feedback 360 (if required) and an Appraisal System
These posts do not hold a National Training Number.
Main duties of the job
The wealth of surgical exposure for a surgical trainee is arguably unrivalled in Yorkshire. In addition to elective duties, the cross-cover and acute component of this post will expose Trust Core Surgical Trainees to opportunities in caring for patients with colorectal and oesophago-gastric malignancy, anti-reflux, pancreatic and bariatric surgery. Castle Hill is an established advanced laparoscopic centre with Da Vinci Robot facilities. Doctors will obtain experience in a range of emergency abdominal presentations as well as blunt and penetrating trauma management.
About us
HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.
The Trust's secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.
HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- *MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
Desirable
- oMRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ATLS certificate
- oValid CCrISP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute surgical conditions
- oExperience in operating theatre environment
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- *MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
Desirable
- oMRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ATLS certificate
- oValid CCrISP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute surgical conditions
- oExperience in operating theatre environment
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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.
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.
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).
