Explore 12 recorded upper GI surgery programmes in Europe across 12 institutions. These are directory listings, not confirmed open vacancies. Check each programme’s official source for eligibility, intake dates, clinical registration, fees and funding.
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| Programme | Duration | Eligibility | Apply and deadline | Participant costs | Pay and funding |
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| Esophageal and Upper GI Surgery FellowshipUniversity Hospitals Leuven | Duration 1 year: January–December 2027 Source linked Field source ↗ Unverified | Eligibility Not stated on specialist directory profile UnverifiedInternational applicants Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Application method Not recorded UnverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary The advert states a competitive salary under applicable Belgian fellowship regulations UnverifiedFunding The advert states a competitive salary under applicable Belgian fellowship regulations; no amount is published. Source linked Field source ↗ UnverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Musgrove Park Post-CCT Fellowship in Bariatric and Benign UGI SurgeryTaunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. This named programme is designated Post-CCT in the RCS register; the general scheme guidance does not waive that designation. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| North Midlands Bariatric and Benign Upper GI Surgery FellowshipUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Portsmouth Robotic Oesophagogastric FellowshipPortsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS senior-clinical-fellowship scheme guidance is aimed at senior trainees, SAS doctors and international candidates around ST6–8 or equivalent, approaching or after completed specialist training. The individual host advertisement determines the actual selection requirements. Evidence scopeRCS England senior-clinical-fellowship scheme framework; distinct from the local contract and any current approval/recruitment International applicants Read full valueRCS scheme guidance allows international candidates with equivalent ST6–8 training for UK posts, subject to GMC registration and appropriate UK work/visa eligibility. This general scheme guidance does not establish that this host currently recruits overseas applicants or provides visa sponsorship. Evidence scopeRCS England senior-clinical-fellowship scheme framework; distinct from the local contract and any current approval/recruitment | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Read full valueRCS senior-fellowship completion framework uses an agreed learning plan, eLogbook, interim feedback, final feedback/logbook and supervisor sign-off against outcomes and competencies. These are training/completion records, not the host recruitment checklist; a historical programme-register entry does not establish a current approved intake. Evidence scopeRCS England senior-clinical-fellowship scheme framework; distinct from the local contract and any current approval/recruitment Deadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Royal Cornwall Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux and Bariatric Surgical FellowshipRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| South Devon Benign Upper GI Surgical FellowshipTorbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Southampton Robotic Oesophagogastric & Revisional Bariatric Surgery FellowshipUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | Duration 12 months Recorded; not reverified | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| St Mary's Post-CCT Upper GI FellowshipSt Mary's Hospital · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | Duration 12 months Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. | Eligibility Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance: senior surgical trainees, international candidates and SAS doctors at ST6–ST8 level or equivalent may apply for available senior clinical fellowship posts. UK candidates are approaching or recently past CCT. The named fellowship’s person specification may impose additional requirements. This named programme is designated Post-CCT in the RCS register; the general scheme guidance does not waive that designation. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. International applicants Read full valueRCS England scheme guidance for UK posts: international applicants need training equivalent to ST6–ST8, GMC registration and eligibility to work in the UK on a temporary work visa. The host’s person specification and appointment checks also apply. Evidence scopeRCS England scheme-wide guidance, linked to the specifically named UK programme and its still-current published approval period. The recruiting employer’s programme-specific person specification controls selection; scheme guidance does not establish an open vacancy. This records the published applicant criteria; no specific visa category or host sponsorship is inferred. | Application method RCS scheme guidance: apply through the recruiting NHS Trust jobs website. This describes the route, not a currently open advert. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-16Evidence scopeHand-reviewed named RCS subspecialty programme entry; approval periods, fellowship duration and application route are not intake deadlines. Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Upper GI FellowshipUniversity Hospital Muenster (UKM) | Duration The clinic's fellowships (offered since 2022 in Upper GI, HPB, colorectal and transplantation) are usually limited to one to two years. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-11-01Evidence scopeClinic-wide Fellowships section of the Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie careers page; it names Upper GI, HBP, colorectal and transplantation fellowships together, so it covers this track but is not track-specific. | Eligibility The clinic's fellowships are open to those who have obtained their specialist qualification (Facharzt). Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-11-01Evidence scopeClinic-wide Fellowships section of the Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie careers page; it names Upper GI, HBP, colorectal and transplantation fellowships together, so it covers this track but is not track-specific. International applicants Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverified | Application method Not recorded UnverifiedDocuments Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Not recorded UnverifiedApplication fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile Recorded; not reverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Upper GI Surgery Post-Fellowship TrainingEdinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland (UK) | Duration Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Eligibility Read full valueCentral AANZGOSA PFET allocation requires FRACS and Australian or Aotearoa New Zealand citizenship/permanent residency. These are central-route rules; direct hospital appointments may have separate requirements. Evidence scopeAssociation-wide central allocation policy, not a complete hospital appointment specification International applicants Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Application method Read full valueFor the central AANZGOSA PFET route, follow the association’s applicant guidelines and selection process. The published cycle is closed: 3 February 2026 for 2027 entry. This does not establish an open hospital vacancy. Evidence scopeCentral allocation route and explicitly closed published cycle Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Read full valueCentral AANZGOSA route: $450 application fee and $3,500 annual training fee, reviewed annually and due 1 February. Amounts use the source’s dollar notation. These are association fees, separate from hospital salary or tuition. Evidence scopeAssociation-wide fees for central allocation Application fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile UnverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Upper GI Surgery Post-Fellowship TrainingNottingham University Hospital (UK) | Duration Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Eligibility Read full valueFor the centralized AANZGOSA PFET allocation route: FRACS and Australian/Aotearoa New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency. These route conditions do not establish all direct-host appointment rules. Evidence scopeAssociation selection-route requirements only. Not all hospital direct recruitment routes;24month completePFET duration not transferred to host appointment International applicants Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Application method Read full valueFor the central AANZGOSA PFET route, follow the association’s applicant guidelines and selection process. The published cycle is closed: 3 February 2026 for 2027 entry. This does not establish an open hospital vacancy. Evidence scopeCentral allocation route and explicitly closed published cycle Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Read full valueCentral AANZGOSA PFET route: $450 application fee and $3,500 annual training fee, subject to review. These are association training fees, not a stated hospital tuition or salary deduction. Evidence scopeAssociation selection-route requirements only. Not all hospital direct recruitment routes;24month completePFET duration not transferred to host appointment Application fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary salary amount not stated. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-19Evidence scopeOnly exact Nottingham University Hospital (UK) block in official AANZGOSA accredited units listing; whole-pathway24months and neighbouring hospital terms excluded Funding Funded by TOGU; salary amount not stated. Confirmed programme fact · Source check: 2026-10-19Evidence scopeOnly exact Nottingham University Hospital (UK) block in official AANZGOSA accredited units listing; whole-pathway24months and neighbouring hospital terms excluded Scholarship Not recorded Unverified |
| Upper GI Surgery Post-Fellowship TrainingQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (UK) | Duration Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Eligibility Read full valueFor the centralized AANZGOSA PFET allocation route: FRACS and Australian/Aotearoa New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency. These route conditions do not establish all direct-host appointment rules. Evidence scopeAssociation selection-route requirements only. Not all hospital direct recruitment routes;24month completePFET duration not transferred to host appointment International applicants Not stated on specialist directory profile Unverified | Application method Read full valueFor the central AANZGOSA PFET route, follow the association’s applicant guidelines and selection process. The published cycle is closed: 3 February 2026 for 2027 entry. This does not establish an open hospital vacancy. Evidence scopeCentral allocation route and explicitly closed published cycle Documents Not recorded UnverifiedDeadline Not recorded Unverified | Tuition / fees Read full valueCentral AANZGOSA PFET route: $450 application fee and $3,500 annual training fee, subject to review. These are association training fees, not a stated hospital tuition or salary deduction. Evidence scopeAssociation selection-route requirements only. Not all hospital direct recruitment routes;24month completePFET duration not transferred to host appointment Application fee Not recorded Unverified | Stipend / salary Not recorded UnverifiedFunding Not stated on specialist directory profile UnverifiedScholarship Not recorded Unverified |