Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery, with the permanent post starting on 3 February 2027. Applications close at 11.59pm on Thursday 12 November 2026.

The post pays £55,355 a year on a pro-rata basis and is full time, at 40 hours a week plus an on-call rota. The job reference is 190-STH-26-237, and interviews will be held in two stages on Thursday 26 November 2026, with a clinical station followed by a formal interview.

Applicants must hold a medical degree or primary medical qualification from a recognised university or institution and be registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise. They must also have evidence of foundation competencies, with at least 12 months of clinical experience after becoming eligible for full GMC registration, including six months of experience in neurosurgery. An Advanced Life Support certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK, or an equivalent qualification, is required by the date of application.

The duties of the post are equivalent to those of a doctor in specialty training at ST1-2 level in neurosurgery. The successful candidate will provide day-to-day care for neurosurgical patients, take part in daily business and consultant ward rounds, assist at or perform operations within their range of competence, attend outpatient clinics and provide out-of-hours services in rotation with other junior staff.

Teaching is part of the role. The appointee will teach junior doctors, undergraduate medical students, nursing staff and other paraclinical staff, take part in weekly departmental and multidisciplinary team meetings, present cases at audit meetings and attend the weekly neurosurgical teaching and grand round.

The Sheffield Neurosurgical Department is a regional unit serving a population of about 2.2 million people across South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Lincolnshire. The adult service is based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, with a 52-bed unit including a seven-bed neuro-critical care unit and a 13-bed high dependency unit. The paediatric service is based separately at Sheffield Children's Hospital, next to the Royal Hallamshire.

The unit also includes the National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery, which has two gamma knives, including a Leksell Perfexion system. The department has 17 consultant neurosurgeons, each with a general neurosurgical commitment and a subspecialty interest, and runs three adult operating theatres plus one paediatric theatre.

The post does not award a National Training Number. The Trust says that, as it is not recognised as a training post, full GMC registration with a licence to practise is required, and sponsorship will be needed if the appointee does not hold the right of residence in the UK.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust describes itself as one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, with around 18,500 employees, making it the second biggest employer in the city. Its hospitals include the Royal Hallamshire, the Northern General, the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Weston Park Cancer Hospital and the Jessop Wing maternity hospital.

The Trust says it encourages early applications, as the vacancy may close earlier than advertised if enough applications are received. Shortlisted candidates may also be considered for further vacancies that arise during the recruitment process. The contact named in the advert for informal enquiries is Mr Veejay Bagga, consultant, on 0114 271 2463. Applications must be made online through the official NHS Jobs listing.