Job summary
- Main area
- Spinal Surgery
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MI2647
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Fellowship in Spinal Surgery
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are inviting applicants to apply for the Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at Ipswich Hospital. This is post is for period of 12 months, extendable to 18 to 24 depending on needs, performance and availability.
The post would be ideally suited to an orthopaedic or neurosurgical trainee towards the end of their training with a specialist interest in spinal surgery techniques and complex spinal reconstruction.
This post is to start August 2025.
Main duties of the job
The post offers experience in all aspects of spinal surgery except paediatric deformity & intradural work.
The ICENI Centre Spine Fellow will have the opportunity to be involved in the spinal on call service, regular day case procedures, out-patient clinics, in-patient operating lists and regular research sessions.
The ICENI Centre Spine Fellow will be responsible for regular review of the ward patients and coordinating the admission of spinal emergencies from surrounding hospitals.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ICENI Centre Spine Fellow will be assigned to a named Clinical Educational Supervisor within the Spinal Unit for six months blocks. Within a 40hr contract, each ICENI Centre Fellow will contribute approximately:
- Supervised clinical activity within theatre of approximately 2 Full day sessions per week
- Supervised clinical activity within out-patient clinics of approximately 2 sessions per week
- Research and CPD activity of approximately 1 session per week
- Participation on the spinal on-call rota
- Involvement in clinical teaching of ST/FY doctors and medical students
- Participation in assessment, appraisal and revalidation activity
- Managing trauma patients while on-call, on wards and attending trauma calls as necessary
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCS part 2 (UK) or equivalent
- Basic Surgical Skills course
- ATLS
- Previous Registrar experience
- Previous Spine Experience
- A confident person who has the ability to manage, motivate and teach the junior medical staff
- Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions
Desirable criteria
- FRCS NEUROSURGERY Or Equivalent Qualification
- FRCS T/O
- Abstracts and presentations to national meetings
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Saajid Kaleel
- Job title
- Consultant Spinal Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 02751
- Additional information
Candidates requiring further information and to arrange informal visits are invited to contact the following:
Mr Alastair Hudd - Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Tel: 01473 702032
Mr Saajid Kaleel - Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Tel: 01473 02751
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