Job Summary
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow in Colorectal Surgery. The successful applicant will be appointed to the Colorectal and General Surgery service at Good Hope Hospital and the Research degree will be registered with the University of Birmingham.
The post will be particularly suited to ST3 or above applicants who are wishing to develop their research portfolio. Candidates taking time out of the surgical training programme are welcomed. You will be provided with an academic supervisor and be expected to register for a higher degree with the University of Birmingham (MD/PhD). A specific research project will be aligned with this post. Good communication and participant interview skills are therefore vital, as well as interest in EDI. Applications for external funding will be supported. The unit has a strong track record in surgical research, along with helping candidates complete higher degrees.
Main Duties of the Job
Clinical duties will include being part of the 1 in 8 general surgical registrar on-call rota (with the view of increasing this to a 1:9 registrar on-call rota, which is currently in review). The candidate will be expected to provide cover for elective activity which may include some outpatient clinic and elective theatre activity when required. The majority of time, when not doing on-call, will be spent doing clinical research. This clinical and research work will be based at the Good Hope clinical site and the University of Birmingham. UHB represents the largest acute Trust in the country and as such has one of the largest and most ethnically diverse surgical patient and clinician cohorts in the UK. There is a well-established surgical and research teams across all sites.
Job Responsibilities
Both the research and clinical programme will be supervised by Mr Haney Youssef. Co-supervision at the University of Birmingham and other collaborating institutions will be provided by a selected co-supervisory team. For further discussion about the nature of the research and clinical activity please contact Mr Haney Youssef and Ms Deepashree Bapu.
* Good clinical skills and be competent at managing the acute surgical on-call under supervision of the on-call consultant
* Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Enthusiasm and the ability to demonstrate independent thinking and problem solving
This will consist of providing 1 in 8 General surgical on-call (under review to change to a 1 in 9 on call rota) and also cover for the CEPOD emergency theatre. There will be an expectation to deliver a weekly contribution to elective activity in the form of outpatients and/or theatre sessions when required. The remainder of time will be spent in clinical research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC
* MRCS
Experience
Essential
* Have a full-time hospital service experience as a Registrar or equivalent in the NHS
* General surgical experience, especially emergency general surgery
* Experience in audit and research
* Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
* A high degree of competence in all basic medical skills coupled with evidence of manual dexterity necessary to perform technical procedures, namely surgical procedures as above
Additional Criteria
Essential
* A high degree of motivation and personal self-discipline.
* Ability to function both as a member and a potential leader of a multi-disciplinary clinical and research teams.
* Commitment to an understanding of the principles of research.
* An understanding of and commitment to research and evidence based practice in all aspects of medical care.
* Ability to manage applicant's own time and work effectively, understanding of role and importance of management in the NHS.
* Understanding of the principles of Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the employer's website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr