Main area General Surgery Grade ST3+ Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Review at 12 months) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (acute on call rota) Job ref 372-SURG-MD214
Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Town Huddersfield Salary £67,325 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 25/06/2026
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
We are advertising for a Trust Doctors at the registrar (ST3+) level at The Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Start dates of August onwards.
The posts are intended to provide additional experience in various general surgical specialities to enable progression into a formal NTN for general surgical training.
Although not a recognised training post, there are considerable training and educational opportunities for the successful candidates. There is a comprehensive induction course and regular weekly teaching with the intention that the service commitment, supervision level and educational opportunities will be equivalent to that of our existing trainees.
This is a Full-Time post with basic hours of 40 hours per week, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and rotas will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.
Main duties of the job
Speciality registrars will be expected to participate in ward rounds, clinics and operating theatres. The post holder accepts that s/he will also perform duties in on the emergency take and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with senior colleagues.
The department is part of a busy district general hospital and performs around 190 emergency laparotomies, 150 elective colorectal resections, over 100 bariatric operations and over 500 laparoscopic cholecystectomies per year and has a busy and active elective breast surgical practice.
Working for our organisation
Acre Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3EA, 01484 342000
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Each post holder will contribute to the formal teaching programme for medical students, nursing and para medical colleagues and junior doctors and will be granted automatic placement into the Department’s Core Training and Higher Training preparation courses to enable intensive preparation for future applications. There are also several management and leadership positions available which will further enhance future applications.
Please see job description for further more specific details of the post
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Experience and Achievements
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Surgery specialty
* Understanding current issues within Surgery and the future direction of the specialty
* Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
* Attendance at a recognised management course
* Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
* Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
* Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
* Training in clinical and educational supervision
* Attendance at a teaching course
* Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
* Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
* Critical Appraisal Skills
* Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
* Good communication and empathy skills with patients
* Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
* Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
* Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
* Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
* Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
* Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
* Evidence of continual learning and development
* Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
* Evidence of innovation
General
* Eligibility to work in the UK
* Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
* For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
* An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Laura Cooper Job title Deputy Director of surgery & Anaesthetics Email address Laura.Cooper@cht.nhs.uk Telephone number 07771667710
Ibrahim Eltilib - Lead Consultant - 01484355732 - Ibrahim. Eltilib@cht.nhs.uk
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