Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Neurosurgery department, based at the Royal Preston Hospital, for a Junior Clinical Fellow to commence in post as soon as possible.

The Contract of employment will be for a fixed term of 12 months.

This is a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery role This post will provide you with the opportunity to gain clinical experience in Neurosurgery at the level of ST 1-2 (Junior Level).

You will partake in the junior tier on-call for the Neurosurgery Department during which time you will discharge clinical duties as required and set out in the job description.

Please see job description for more details.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the major acute trusts in the North West, with all of the usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns.

The Department is staffed by 12 Consultants; there are 12 Middle Grades which include 4 Training posts (ST4-8) and 6 non-training Trust appointments, one Research Fellow and one Spinal Fellow.

They rotate between each Consultant/team every six months. There are 3 ST1-3 and 5 Clinical Fellows who take part in the 1:8 rota. The role is supported by Nurse Practitioners.

Although these are not formal training posts, this post will allow you full opportunities for training in a structured fashion similar to recognised training posts, including attending clinics and theatres.

Our team is our work family.

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion.

We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Our mission is to provide excellent care with compassion.

Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in Oct 2003. We offer the full range of acute outpatient and inpatient services to the 380,000 people living in Central Lancashire. The Neurosurgery Department serves a population of 1.68 million.

For further information please see the attached job description and person spec which outlines the roles and responsibilities of the advertised post.