Trust Colorectal Research Fellow

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Working Full time: 40 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for new Clinical Research Fellows (CRFs)

The Northwest colorectal clinical research fellowships have been developed with support and engagement from NHS organisations and the University of Liverpool along with generous charitable support from bowel and cancer research charities.

The fellowship is aimed at surgical trainees who have obtained their MRCS/FRCS and have completed at least one clinical year with middle grade on call. CRFs will be salaried (and paid by the local NHS trust) through their support of the out of hours on call rota at their base trust. Colorectal research projects will be supervised by the academic surgical team at the University of Liverpool and depending on the nature of the project may also involve collaboration with other external stakeholders. Research projects will range from qualitative projects investigating health inequalities and palliative care, through to translational wet lab projects and large scale bioinformatic projects.

CRF will be registered for an MD thesis with the University of Liverpool, with bench fees covered by the programme (CRFs will be expected to pay for university part time fees). Based on progress and subject to external funding CRFs may switch to a PhD following review by the academic team and programme lead.

PARTICIPATING TRUSTS

Liverpool University Foundation Hospitals Trust

Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Hospital Trust

Main duties of the job

CRF will have roles and responsibilities to both the NHS and the University, the primary aim of this fellowship is to support clinical career development and train the clinical researchers of the future. The programme therefore aims to support and educate CRFs across the many domains of clinical research and opportunity for collaborative work with other CRFs in the programme will be encouraged.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 to £63,152 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2024-388

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1HJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details:

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details:

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC Registrered with a licence to practice
  • MRCS/FRCS

Experience

Essential

  • ST3 or above with at least 12 months experience with middle grade on call

Desirable

  • Experience of research or clinical audit projects in a hospital setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC Registrered with a licence to practice
  • MRCS/FRCS

Experience

Essential

  • ST3 or above with at least 12 months experience with middle grade on call

Desirable

  • Experience of research or clinical audit projects in a hospital setting

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1HJ


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1HJ


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant

Mr Dale Vimalachandran

dale.vimalachandran@nhs.net

01244365262

Date posted

01 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 to £63,152 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2024-388

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1HJ


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