Barts Health NHS Trust • London E1 1FR
About this role
Barts Health NHS Trust is offering an outstanding Senior Clinical Fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery. This 12-month post provides in-depth experience across both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal disciplines, working with a team of internationally recognised spinal surgeons at one of Europe’s busiest Major Trauma Centres.
You’ll join a world-class spinal service managing trauma, metastatic spinal cord compression, complex infection, and acute degenerative conditions. With 18 Complex Spine and Neurosurgery consultants, 50 dedicated neurosurgical beds, state-of-the-art theatres, and close links to the London Air Ambulance, this is an opportunity to advance your surgical, academic, and leadership skills in a high-volume, high-acuity setting.
What we’re looking for
GMC registration with licence to practise.
MBBS or equivalent, MRCS (essential), FRCS (desirable).
Senior neurosurgical experience (ST8/Post-CCT or equivalent).
Demonstrated interest in complex spine surgery.
Commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork, teaching, and academic activity.
Mr Thomas Doke
Consultant Neurosurgeon
t.doke@nhs.net
Mr Jack Penn
Consultant Neurosurgeon
jackwilliam.penn@nhs.net
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
In addition to the 1
6 general neurosurgical on call as a senior fellow supervising an ST3 trainee (or equivalent) out of hours. The spinal fellow will share an on-call for complex spine emergencies from 0800-1700 Monday-Friday with the other complex spine fellows. This includes answering referrals and performing emergency and urgent operations.
It is expected that the spinal fellow will be non-resident on-call for general neurosurgery out of hours and will be free of general neurosurgical on call commitments during the day.
The Complex Spine Fellow is expected to prepare and present cases at weekly complex spine MDTs and monthly morbidity and mortality meetings.
The Complex Spine Fellow will be expected to participate in clinical audit and service improvement projects.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Extensive Research facilities exist at Barts Health NHS Trust and research will be actively encouraged within the department and in conjunction with other departments of the hospital and college where there is a wide range of research activity. There are excellent teaching facilities with a comprehensive Neurosurgery library with digital projection facilities, PCs with on-line access and monthly journals.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jun 2026