Doctors - National GiRFT Fellow in General Surgery

  • Department General Surgery
  • Salary £67,325 to £76,582 per annum
  • Closing Date 16/06/2026
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade MT04 - MT05
  • Job ref PRH/SURG-COL/LED/T2/001
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed Term (12 months)
  • Hours 48 hours per week

Job overview  

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a fixed term (12 months) GiRFT Fellow in General Surgery who will be predominantly based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), with responsibilities across both hospitals’ sites to start in October 2026.

Getting it Right First Time (GiRFT)  is a National Programme hosted by NHS England which focusses on improving the quality of care of patients in England by using data to reduce unwarranted variation and helping providers restore clinical services after the Covid-19 pandemic. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a trainee in general surgery or a SAS doctor with equivalent experience to work on quality improvement and national policy related to general surgery directly supervised by the National Clinical Lead for General Surgery at GiRFT. This role is a hybrid role with 24 hours a week funded by the Getting it Right First Time programme and 24 hours of clinical work funded by Shrewsbury an Telford NHS Hospital Trust.

The post-holder will be linked up with other GiRFT Fellows hosted by other Trusts and will in expected to attend training national days incorporating quality improvement, presentation skills, data analysis and writing papers for publication.

Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.

Main duties of the job

The GiRFT Fellow will be expected to manage a portfolio of work including projects such as those listed below:

  • Understanding and reducing unwarranted variation in the care of surgical patients
  • Implementation of surgical pathways for High Volume Low Complexity procedures (HVLC)
  • New pathways for outpatient care including Advice and Guidance, straight to test and PIFU
  • Quantifying and mitigating the risk of harm to patients on elective waiting lists
  • Developing new models of care such as procedure room treatments
  • Improving training opportunities in general surgery
  • Research related to the national delivery of general surgery

Clinical

  • To carry out 24 hours of clinical work a week on average
  • Attend outpatient clinics, operating lists and potentially endoscopy lists under supervision of a consultant surgeon
  • Contribute to the emergency general surgery on-call rota at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Candidate Pack
Apply Now

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Look around a little and browse our jobs...

There are many exciting opportunities available for dedicated and loyal staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Is it time you made a change?

 

Search Nursing Jobs
Search Doctors Jobs
Search Clinical Support Jobs
Search Non Clinical Jobs

Need help applying?

If you have any problems applying online please contact us on sath.recruitment@nhs.net or call 01743 492 402 for Non-Medical positions OR sath.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net  or call 01952 641222 for Medical Recruitment.

 

Testimonials