Main area General Surgery Grade Clinical Research Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Extended for a further 12 months (if applicable)) Hours Full time – 40 hours per week (Element of 1:13 on-call rota within job plan) Job ref 408-26-646-B
Site Wirral University Teaching Hospital Town Upton Salary £67,325 Element of 1:13 on-call rota within job plan Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 11:00
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Job overview
Wirral Academic Surgical Programme Fellowship
Applications are invited for the highly regarded Wirral Academic Surgical Programme, which was shortlisted for the NIHR West Coast Research Awards in 2025.
This established and successful programme has an excellent track record in supporting fellows to progress to higher surgical training. To date, 27 fellows, including both UK and international graduates, have secured National Training Numbers, alongside the award of 22 ChM degrees.
These fellowship posts offer an exceptional opportunity for ambitious surgical trainees to strengthen their portfolio in a supportive, structured, and academically rich environment, while maximising their chances of successful entry to higher surgical training.
Main duties of the job
About the Fellowship
These posts are designed for candidates who have completed Core Surgical Training or are working at Specialist Registrar level and are seeking a National Training Number.
Fellows are employed as General Surgery Registrars and rotate through Upper GI, Colorectal, and Emergency Surgery. The post includes participation in a 1:13 on-call rota, with salary at ST3 level.
We are committed to providing broad clinical experience within a supportive training environment.
We recognise the challenges trainees face in securing higher surgical training posts. This fellowship offers added value through:
enhanced clinical exposure
protected academic development
structured research opportunities
Why Apply?
The Wirral Academic Surgical Programme offers:
a proven route to higher surgical training
high-quality registrar-level clinical experience
protected research time
funded postgraduate qualifications
a supportive academic environment
Fellows benefit from a strong academic structure, working at 0.8 WTE with 2 PAs dedicated to research. Study and annual leave are equivalent to Deanery trainees.
This fellowship is ideal for motivated trainees aiming to strengthen their portfolio and progress their surgical careers.
Posts commence in August 2026.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Research Fellows position available at WUTH.
Qualifications & Academic Achievements
- Qualified medical practitioner registered with GMC
- Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships, other degrees, higher degrees Presentations Publications MRCS holder
Experience
- Evidence of completion of Foundation Year training (or equivalent)
- Experience at CST or SHO level in a surgical specialty
Training
- Evidence of completion of Foundation Year training (or equivalent)
- Competence in pre-operative and postoperative management Computer skills Evidence of participation and understanding of the principles of audit
Personal Attributes
- Caring attitudes
- Ability to work in a team
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Understand and communicate intelligibly with patients in English
- Organisational Ability
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake reprehensibility
- Behave in a manner which establishes professional relationships with patients
- Ability to make good judgements under pressure
- An ability to undertake complex decision making
- Leadership potential
- Initiative
- A critical enquiring approach to the acquisition of knowledge
Practical Requirements
- Be physically and mentally fit and capable of partaking in operative procedures that may last a number of hours. Ability to organise and produce typed documentation efficiently To be able to retain, learn and apply a large knowledge base
- Ability to organise and produce typed documentation efficiently To be able to retain, learn and apply a large knowledge base
- To be able to retain, learn and apply a large knowledge base
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
This Vacancy has been identified as a post with a capped number of applicants who can apply
- Professor Conor Magee MD FRCS FFSTEd, Consultant Surgeon;conormagee@nhs.net
- Shirley Daly Assistant Directorate Manager General Surgery: shirley.daly1@nhs.net, 0151 678 5111 ext 7846
- Professor Jeremy Wilson Consultant Surgeon; jeremywilson@nhs.net
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