Clinical Fellow Higher (ST6+)/Senior in Transplant Surgery

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow Higher (ST6+)/Senior in Transplant Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Post 1: Available from 7 December 2026 to 6 December 2027Post 2: Available from 27 January 2027 to 26 January 2028 The Transplant Unit in Cambridge performs over 300 organ transplants a year. It is unique in the UK as the only centre to perform Adult Kidney, Liver, Pancreas and Multiviseral Transplants. It is also one of the National Organ retrieval centres.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Fellow Higher (ST6+)/Senior you will be expected to lead the organ retrieval team. The Cambridge Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team consists of a Senior Surgeon (usually a Senior Trainee or Trust Fellow), a Resident Assistant (typically at CT level), and a Scrub Nurse. In order to be considered applicants must meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification section of the job description. Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean's approval or training recognition. Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of commencement is required.

About us

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job responsibilities

On-call commitments will be 1:6 (With 2 Registrars/Senior Clinical Fellows on-call each day), and on that day, the post holder will be expected, when proficient, to lead the NORS team and attend donor hospitals as directed by NHS-BT. As a member of the abdominal retrieval team, the post holder is expected to become proficient in retrieval of liver, pancreas and kidney organs from brain-dead and circulatory dead organ donors.

Our unit also deliver normothermic region perfusion (NRP) retrievals and have a very active machine perfusion programme. On-call duties will also be to assist in any organ implant surgery taking place on that day, as well as giving cover to any surgical issues arising on the transplant ward.

Initially, the post holder will be supervised by more Senior Trainees or Consultants, but it is anticipated that they will be competent to perform the retrieval operation unsupervised after six months and to gain experience in organ implant surgery for all organ groups. Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person Specification

Shortlistable

Essential

MRCS or equivalent qualification Completion of a Core Surgical Training Programme or equivalent Completed Specialty Registrar training to ST6 level or above Previous experience of Transplantation Surgery Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number of clinical procedures

Desirable

CCrISP Presentations/Publications Ability to undertake research projects and audit

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).