Job summary
Are you an ambitious Gastroenterology trainee looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to study towards a postgraduate degree (MD or PhD)?
Are you interested in a period out of programme to undertake research under the supervision of a team of Gastroenterologists with an extensive track record of successful research?
Would you like to learn advanced clinical skills in IBD?
The post holder will be required to undertake a leading role in a major research project in the areas of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Bile Acid Diarrhoea and Colorectal Cancer. The role will be supported by the Royal Wolverhampton Gastroenterology Academic Unit led by Professor Matt Brookes and Professor Helen Steed. They will receive supervision from Dr Phil Harvey and Dr Aditi Kumar. The research project will be tailored to the interest of the successful applicant, but will entail a combination of project design, experimental work, data analysis and reporting the results in peer-reviewed journals. Collaboration with other academic teams in the UK along with the pharmaceutical industry is likely. As part of a clinical gastroenterology unit, a close interaction with clinician's guarantees good exposure to clinical experience as part of a wider clinical unit.
Main duties of the job
This post offers an excellent opportunity to enhance research skills and clinical experience in a busy and innovative unit. Clinical service and development opportunities will be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate but is expected to focus on developing advanced skills in IBD. Opportunities include endoscopy training, Dye spray, capsule endoscopy and IBD clinics such as routine follow-up, joint obstetric and joint surgical clinics. Our unit is also a JAG Accredited National Training Centre for Endoscopy running around 30 training courses annually and is also a tertiary referral centre for complex endoscopic procedures. There is no on call work associated with this post.
Research time will be predominantly:
planning/carrying out research in accordance with the project design and delegation of duties
generating the results and interpreting their implications
writing progress reports and preparing results for publication and dissemination via presentations and peer-reviewed journals
presenting research findings to colleagues and at conferences
registering and completing a post-graduate degree (MD/PhD)
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To plan and carry out research in accordance with the project design and delegation of duties.
To generate and display the results and interpret their physical implications
To write progress reports and prepare results for publication and dissemination via presentations and peer-reviewed journals
To present research findings to colleagues and at conferences
To register for a post-graduate degree (MD/PhD)
To maintain accurate and complete records of all findings
Liaise, as appropriate, with industrial partners
To develop contacts and research collaborations within the Department/Division/Faculty and wider academic community in order to further the project aims
The post holder may also be asked to carry out teaching duties or to collaborate in other departmental research projects.
To comply with relevant College policies, including financial regulations, equal opportunities, promoting race equality, health and safety policy, information systems security policy, intellectual property rights and register of interest policies.
The post holder will possess good interpersonal skills, be patient focused and able to demonstrate a willingness to learn. In return we can provide:
1. Excellent opportunities and support to develop research and clinical skills
Opportunities to work with a highly skilled team of professionals
Access to an excellent post graduate medical centre with comprehensive library facilities
Highly motivated working environment with record of achievement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
2. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
3. Full MRCP or MRCS at the time of application
Eligibility
Essential
4. Have/Eligible for full registration with the GMC with a License to Practice
Desirable
5. In a higher specialty training program for gastro or surgery
Communication
Essential
6. Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
Skills
Essential
7. Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions
8. Capacity to prioritise own workload and organise ward rounds
9. Basic IT skills
Desirable
10. Research experience
11. Experience in undertaking Endoscopy
12. Independent at Colonoscopy
Experience
Essential
13. Significant experience in Gastroenterology/Hepatology or General Surgery