Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Job Overview:
Applications are invited for the position of Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery, at Leeds General Infirmary.

The successful applicant(s) will join a large and enthusiastic neurosurgical team, offering a comprehensive neurosurgical service to the people of West Yorkshire and beyond.

The role sits exclusively within the neurosurgical department which has three inpatient wards, a neuro HDU and dedicated neuro ICU.

The Department offers the full range of neurological surgery, including neurovascular, skull base, neuro-oncology and spinal neurosurgery.

Formal and informal teaching is provided; in theatre and outside of theatre. There are numerous research opportunities within the Department. A study leave budget is available, to assist with career progression. Many previous post-holders have gone on to successfully secure NTN training posts, both in neurosurgery and elsewhere.

Main Duties of the Role:
Clinical Ward work. Attend daily business ward rounds, clerk routine admissions and to implement the instructions of the senior medical staff. Ensure that elective and acute patients are appropriately prepared for the operating theatre. Ensure that post-operative care in the adult ward and the High Dependency Unit is undertaken accordingly.

Take part in the on call full shift system rota. Operating Under senior guidance, the Junior Clinical Fellows will have the opportunity to perform some emergency and elective operations. Attendance at routine operating is encouraged.

Out-Patients Junior Clinical Fellows should attend the follow-up clinics are encouraged to attend new patient clinics primarily for teaching purposes.

Administration Junior Clinical Fellows assist in the preparation of discharge summaries and for coding data for audit purposes. Teaching Instructing nursing staff. Assisting of 5th year medical students during their neurosurgical clerkships is also encouraged. Research Opportunities to pursue individual line of research or assist in those already in progress in the department.

Encouragement will be given to prepare reports for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Study and Training This is a non-training post. However, the experience gained will be the same as the trainees.

The post-holder will get equal access to training opportunities including access to theatres and clinics and neuro-HDU on an equal rotational basis.