Careers at #LNWH
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
1. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
2. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
3. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
4. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job overview
NATIONAL EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME SERVICE
The national EDS service is a specialist quaternary service for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with rare, monogenic types of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
The EDS service aims to:
1. correctly diagnose and investigate rare, monogenic types of EDS.
2. follow-up specific rare types of EDS in joint cardiovascular clinics.
3. educate referrers about diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with EDS, encouraging appropriate referral to the clinic.
4. provide information about EDS for patients and their carers.
5. develop guidelines and pathways of care for the different types of EDS.
6. facilitate and initiate clinical and translational research to improve care for patients with rare types of EDS.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This post is a full-time research post, research aspects of rare types of Ehlers Danlos syndromes. It is suitable for registrar level clinicals in genetics, dermatology or other relevant specialities. The main base for the project will be the EDS service at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a substantive post and is expected to contribute to a higher research degree. We are academically affiliated to Imperial College London.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GMC registration.
2. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
3. Be eligible to work in the UK.
Knowledge & experience
Essential criteria
1. Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
2. Evidence of experience in acute medicine/paediatric medicine.
3. Proven experience in collaborating on scientific publications.
4. Proven experience in clinical research.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
1. Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.
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