Job summary
- Main area
- Plastic Surgery
- Grade
- Microsurgery Fellow in Plastic Surgery
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (5/8/26 - 3/8/27)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-TD-25-291
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £73,992 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Microsurgery Fellow
Microsurgery Fellow in Plastic Surgery
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
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, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
This is a prestigious twelve month post is to commence in August 2026 working in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS foundation Trust. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to experience a wide variety of cases and procedures both within the department and in a multidisciplinary setting. Sarcoma, head and neck, breast reconstruction, facial reanimation, lower limb trauma reconstruction and abdominal wall reconstruction are all regularly undertaken, that the range of opportunities is vast. Joint cases with ENT, Maxillofacial, Orthopaedic, General, Transplant, Neuro, Vascular and Cardiothoracic surgeons as well as regular sarcoma and head & neck MDTs further broaden the scope of this post. Previous fellows have participated in more than 80 free tissue transfers during their post, plus an interesting number of non-microsurgical complex reconstructions.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will receive educational and clinical supervision. They will be encouraged to participate in audit and research and are expected to be involved in the post-operative care of their patients. There is no formal involvement in the registrar on call roster. The annual North East Flap Course and North East Microsurgery Course will allow certified teaching. Wet lab sessions at the Northern Surgical Training Centre, with access to a Da Vinci Robot further add to the value of this post.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr Maniram Ragbir, Consultant Plastic Surgeon on 0191 282 9874, or at [email protected]
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is designed for a senior trainee post FRCS (Plast) or equivalent, however, it is also open to recent CCT holders or senior international trainees in Plastic Surgery. You will be the one fellow working with the existing micro surgeons based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital. It is essential that you are able to work as a flexible member of a team with the present consultants and supporting staff members. This post has educational approval for candidates who are pre CCT. Post CCT holders will be expected to complete a formal Trust-based appraisal during the year.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Success in the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Plastic Surgery or equivalent.
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Degree
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and interest in General Plastic Surgery.
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable criteria
- A special interest in and experience of microsurgery.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Proven management and administration ability.
- Understanding of management goals.
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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