OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHSF TRUST

CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW IN TRANSPLANTATION

Applications are invited for x2 Clinical Research Fellowship posts at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .

This post is suitable for surgical trainees who have completed core surgical training or are in specialist training. The successful applicant will be expected to carry out supervised research towards a higher degree (PhD or similar). They will have clinical responsibilities and take part in the on-call rotas (at registrar level) covering organ transplantation and retrieval. The post is based at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital.

The appointment will be on a whole-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.

In the interest of equal opportunities, we want to make sure that information about candidates is provided in the same format so all applicants should fill in the standard application form on the NHS Jobs website.

Main duties of the job

The Research Fellow will take part in the middle-grade rota to support the on-call transplant service at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Oxford multi-organ retrieval service. It is likely that the fellow will have exposure to both services during his/her tenure.

About us

The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation in-patients are situated nearby. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas, islet and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service). Some 250 deceased and living donor transplants and more than 140 organ retrievals are performed per year, together over 400 vascular access and other procedures. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre include the pancreatic islet transplant programme (Director Professor Paul Johnson).

The transplant unit is closely associated with major research programmes in transplantation biology within the Oxford Transplant Centre, The NHSBT Transplantation Laboratory and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Aims and responsibilities of the post:

• To conduct research relevant to
• To support the clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant

Clinical responsibilities:

The Research Fellow will take part in the middle-grade rota to support the on-call transplant service at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Oxford multi-organ retrieval service. It is likely that the fellow will have exposure to both services during his/her tenure. The Research Fellow will also contribute one day of elective clinical work a week to the Transplant Centre.

The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation in-patients are situated nearby. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas, islet and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service). Some 250 deceased and living donor transplants and more than 180 organ retrievals are performed per year, together over 400 vascular access and other procedures. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre include kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation, intestinal transplant & the pancreatic islet transplant programme.

The transplant unit is closely associated with major research programmes in transplantation biology within the Oxford Transplant Centre, The NHSBT Transplantation Laboratory and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Teaching:

Successful candidate would be expected to attend and contribute to departmental teaching & teach medical students attached to the transplant unit.

Teaching of medical students either within the Clinical School or at college level is readily available.

Research:

This post is designed for an individual who has completed Core Training in surgery and wishes to carry out a period of surgical research immediately prior to or during Higher Surgical Training.

The successful candidate will be expected to take a leading role in experimental or clinical research, culminating in the award of a higher degree at the University of Oxford. They will join an existing research team of surgical research fellows, scientists, and senior clinical academics. Application for a DPhil at the University of Oxford requires a separate application once the topic of research and supervision arrangements are agreed.

Person Specification

GMC

Essential

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• MRCS

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of team leadership skills to be able to undertake effectively the role of an ST3
• Organisational skills to be able to undertake effectively the role of ST3
• Computing skills: ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good written English
• Experience of routine clinical audit

Desirable

• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
• Management experience
• Flexible approach to problem solving

eXPERIENCE

Essential

• Training in general surgery to level of core training or above
• At level of ST3 or above

Desirable

• Transplant experience Research experience
• Publications

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital - Oxford Transplant Centre

Old Road

Headington

OX3 7LE

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