Senior Clinical Fellow Neurovascular Surgery

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Senior Clinical Fellow Neurovascular Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area NEUROVASCULAR SURGERY FELLOWSHIP Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On Call Commitment) Job ref 213-DivisionC-8283149

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kings College Hospital Town London Salary £81,804 per annum plus London Zone allowance £2162 Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

For the purposes of this job description this clinical fellowship is intended to allow a neurosurgical trainee to obtain experience over 12 months in Neuro Vascular Surgery sub-specialties. This post will provide extensive experience, more than sufficient to permit a successful fellow to present themselves to apply for a substantive consultant position in these specialist areas of neurosurgery.

Main duties of the job

The Fellow’s duties will comprise assistance with the care of patients on the wards, assistance in the operating theatre, attendance at appropriate clinics and review of appropriate literature and clinical data. A timetable for these activities is set out below, as is a list of possible review and research topics.

In addition, the Fellow will be given an opportunity to take part in the general neurosurgical activities, and will contribute to the SpR duty rota on an equal basis with other SpRs. The duties of the regular SpRs are set out below for informatio n.

It is expected that the post holder will be taking an active role in identifying neurovascular patients and supporting the neurovascular surgeons in the management of these patients.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The fellow’s duties will consist of care of patients on the wards, assistance in the operating theatre, attendance at appropriate clinics and a close collaboration with the clinical nurse specialists is expected. They are also expected to conduct regular review of appropriate literature and clinical data.

The fellow will be second on call, 1 in 6, with two junior colleagues, as part of the general neurosurgical rota. The department currently has a staffing of 16 specialist trainees. At present these consist of seven SpR’s with National Training Numbers and nine clinical neurosurgical fellows. To maintain compliance with junior doctor’s hours, a 1 in 11 full shift rota is in place.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Eligible for registration with the GMC
• MB BS (or equivalent)
• FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent
• PhD or MD
• Eligible for CCT in Neurological Surgery
• Meeting JCHST requirements for certification in neurosurgery or equivalent.
• Exposure to Neuorlogical surgery

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

• Knowledge, experience and competence in elective and emergency neurosurgery
• Evidence of participation and active involvement in an audit project/ research
• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Previous publications/ presentations

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