Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery

The closing date is 05 September 2025

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar Grade) to join our Neurosurgery Department, based at the Royal Preston Hospital.

The Contract of employment will be full time, fixed term of 12 months, in the first instance, to commence as soon as possible. Potentially renewable for up to 2 years and salary will be based upon the appropriate current Specialty Registrar scale (MT04).

The post is part of the middle-grade neurosurgical on-call, which is currently a 1:12 Partial-Shift rota. However, this may be subject to change and regular monitoring.

Main duties of the job

You will be working at registrar level to ensure effective delivery of clinical care within the department.

This post is for an experienced neurosurgical trainee able to work at registrar level and it offers significant surgical and clinical exposure to enhance your current experience, allowing you opportunities to develop your future for training and career advancement, as the post is fully supported and educational and research activity is also encouraged.

This post is ideal for a senior trainee approaching CCT or aiming to apply for CESR.

Although these are not formal training posts, this post will allow you full opportunities for training in a structured fashion similar to recognised training posts, including attending clinics and theatres.

You will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the services and will share with other practitioners in the medical contribution to management.

You will have responsibility, delegated to you by the consultants, for the training and supervision of staff, including junior medical staff who work with you, and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis.

About us

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the major acute trusts in the North West, with all of the usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns.

Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in Oct 2003. We offer the full range of acute outpatient and inpatient services to the 380,000 people living in Central Lancashire. The Neurosurgery Department serves a population of 1.68 million.

The Department is staffed by 12 Consultants; there are 12 Middle Grades which include 4 Training posts (ST4-8) and 6 non-training Trust appointments, one Research Fellow and one Spinal Fellow. They rotate between each Consultant/team every six months. There are 3 ST1-3 and 5 Clinical Fellows who take part in the 1:8 rota. The role is supported by Nurse Practitioners.

All medical and dental staff are expected to comply with appropriate health and safety policies.

Secretarial support and office accommodation will be provided.

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Details

Date posted

22 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3138

Job locations

Royal Preston

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Health

Essential

  • Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher neurosurgical degree - FRCS(Neuro.Surg) or equivalent

Experience & Skills

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 year's experience in Neurosurgery - equivalent to ST4 or beyond
  • Ability to manage acute on-call referrals
  • Experience in emergency neurosurgical operating procedures

Desirable

  • Registrar level experience
  • Previous UK experience
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Interest in teaching

Personal

Essential

  • Proven effective communication skills/ Team-working (with examples)
  • Good organisation skills (with examples).
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
Person Specification

Health

Essential

  • Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher neurosurgical degree - FRCS(Neuro.Surg) or equivalent

Experience & Skills

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 year's experience in Neurosurgery - equivalent to ST4 or beyond
  • Ability to manage acute on-call referrals
  • Experience in emergency neurosurgical operating procedures

Desirable

  • Registrar level experience
  • Previous UK experience
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Interest in teaching

Personal

Essential

  • Proven effective communication skills/ Team-working (with examples)
  • Good organisation skills (with examples).
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment

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

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director Neurosurgery

Arup Ray

Arup.Ray@lthtr.nhs.uk

01772524402

Details

Date posted

22 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3138

Job locations

Royal Preston

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


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