Job summary Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Vascular Access and Renal Transplant Surgery.
This post would commence as soon as possible, based at QE Hospital Birmingham Main duties of the job Research CommitmentThe post holder will be exposed to the research work currently being undertaken within the Department and has ample opportunity to develop their own interests within this field.Clinical CommitmentThe post-holder will contribute to the clinical activities of the vascular access and renal transplant clinical team.Multiple dedicated vascular access clinics currently run with clinical and ultrasound facilities to allow comprehensive assessment of patients with vascular access.
Vascular access care is provided by a multidisciplinary team with dedicated co-ordinators, radiologists, clinics and theatre lists and a weekly vascular access MDT.
There are five all day theatre lists per week and one cystoscopy list.The post is expected to provide excellent high volume operative experience allowing supervised training in vascular surgery and anastomotic techniques (greater than 400 procedures are performed within the unit per year).
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Job description Job responsibilities This year we anticipate there being approximately 200 renal transplants in total, half of which occur during daylight hours enabling the post-holder to gain significant exposure to renal transplantation over the course of this post.There will be ample exposure to live donor and recipient transplant surgery and the provision of peri-operative care for renal patients with twice daily combined medical/surgical ward rounds.This would ideally suit a trainee surgeon with an interest in vascular or transplant surgery.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential *MBBS *MRCS *Experience in clinical research or QI project.
*Full GMC Registration Experience Essential A minimum of 3 years full time post graduate training (its equivalent gained on a part time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies.
Minimum of 24 months surgical experience at CT level or equivalent.