Abdominal Wall Research Fellow - York, United Kingdom - York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Description

Applications are invited for a Abdominal Wall Research Fellow in General Surgery at York Teaching Hospital NHS FT.

The post will be initially for one year fixed term with possibility of extending to two years and is suitable for a surgical trainee pre MRCS.

This post provides opportunity for a trainee who has completed their foundation years training to undertake a period of closely supervised clinical research whilst enhancing their surgical skills through undertaking CT level on-calls and up to 2 clinical sessions per week which may include endoscopy, regular theatre lists or day surgery according to the needs of the trainee.

This post may facilitate registration with the HYMS for the consideration of Postgraduate diploma, MSc or MD

The principle duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients from and around York.

To, at all times, comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor
To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
To undertake duties as defined within the job description in so far as practicable and in agreement with your clinical director and research mentor(s).
To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of any Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's Corporate Induction.
To participate in the Trust's statutory and mandatory training programme
To be responsible for the clinical management of in and out patients under your care.
To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.
To ensure that all intellectual property rights of the Trust are observed.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

The post holder will provide general surgery on call cover at F2/CT level.

The on-call rota will be 1:9 This is split into 2 shifts - 8am until 8pm and then a separate shift of 8pm-8 am.

On call is supported at all times by on site surgical registrar.

The duration of the post is for 24 months.

There will be the opportunity to work at both sites of the Trust (York and Scarborough) and be involved in various ongoing research activities at both hospitals.

Current research interests of the directorate include peroperative risk assessment with the use of indocyanine to determine abdominal wall vascularity, development of quality of life questionaires specific to abdominal wall hernia repairs, fascial compartments of abdominal wall and tension curves, development of physics of tension curves in abdominal wall closure and in abdominal wall hernia New ideas for research projects will be welcomed.

The appointee will be closely supervised and assessed by consultant surgeons with significant clinical and experimental research experience in abdominal wall.

The appointee will be expected to produce material for presentations at local and national meetings and submit material for publication in peer review journals.

Previous post holders have published in peer reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings.

Depending on previous experience, the post offers training in research methods (both qualitative and quantitative) and supervision of a number of projects, including literature review, retrospective data analysis etc.

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (YTHNFT) is part of the joint undergraduate Hull and York Medical School (HYMS) with partners the University of York, University of Hull and Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

YTHNFT have Post Graduate Medical Centres on both the main sites in York and Scarborough, with up to date audiovisual equipment.

YTHNFT recognises the importance of continuing professional development and supports medical staff. There are good Medical and Nursing libraries available on both hospital sites. A permanent librarian is available and literature searches and reference articles are easily obtained.

The library at York has close links with the library services at the University of York as well as the University of York St John.

The post holder will be expected to keep themselves up to dat