Senior Clinical Fellow in Gynaecological Oncology
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Applications are warmly invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Gynaecological Oncology at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust. This post is for a fixed-term of 23 months. This is a suitable position for senior trainees hoping to enhance their exposure and experience in the specialist area/s.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire is one of the UK's leading specialist teaching hospitals, providing world-class healthcare to a population of over 1,000,000. A designated Major Trauma Centre in the West Midlands, we offer state-of-the-art facilities offering major advances in patient care, clinical teaching and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The position offers comprehensive training in Gynaecological Oncology leading to RCOG Sub Speciality Accreditation. The centre undertakes complex gynaecological surgery including radical surgery for ovarian cancer, exonerative surgery for recurrent gynaecological malignancy and advanced minimal access surgery including robotic surgery. Completion of the programme should allow the successful candidate to be appointed to a consultant position within the NHS in the sub speciality.
Candidates able to demonstrate fulfilment of the RCOG Sub Speciality requirements for the research component of the training programme, either by way of an M.D. or PhD, or who have a track record of successful and relevant publications in peer review journals, will complete a two year programme. Candidates still needing to satisfy the research component of the programme will be considered and would be expected to complete a 3 year programme. Continuing commitment to clinical research will be expected and encouraged throughout the training programme.
Job responsibilities
* The successful candidate will work in collaboration with clinical colleagues to deliver a comprehensive gynaecological oncology service to patients in the Coventry and Warwickshire communities. The department would welcome candidates with previous experience of gynaecology oncology.
* The successful applicant will be required to contribute towards service development which includes supervising junior trainees. Additionally, there would be a requirement to participate in the out of hours middle grade On-Call rota.
* The appointee will be accountable for improving and complying with infection control practice.
* The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the required modules within the training programme. Thus the work pattern will vary in order to accommodate these modules.
This post will not attract a National Training Number (NTN) due to being Sub-Specialty - Candidates will already have an NTN.
Person Specification
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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