Job summary
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a full time Research Fellow in Hepatobiliary Surgery for a 12-month contract which may be extended for 3 years with mutual agreement from August 2023.
The Trust serves a population of approximately one third of a million from North Liverpool, Sefton Borough and Kirkby. All patient services are provided from the Royal site of the Trust. The Trust gained Foundation Trust status in 2006 and is committed to developing services with the involvement of patients.
The person appointed will be based at the Royal site of the Trust and will be a member of the Hepatobiliary and General Surgical Departments, Surgical Specialities.
Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and must have MRCS qualification.
Main duties of the job
Provisional Timetable
The following provisional timetable provides scheduled details of activities which are carried out by the Research Fellow, Hepatobiliary, at regular times in the week..
clinical commitments are flexible on an as required basis rather than a fixed clinic or MDT session.
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
AM
Research
Research
Research
HPB MDT Mtg
Research
PM
Research
Research
Research
Clinic
Research
The job holder will also participate in the 1:13 General Surgery emergency on-call rota at Specialist Registrar level.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job holder will also participate in the 1:13 General Surgery emergency on-call rota at Specialist Registrar level which will be on the Aintree site of the Trust.
The Appointees Role
This is a full time research post. The successful candidate will be expected to work towards a higher degree. In addition, the successful candidate will be rostered to participate in a 1:13 emergency on-call full shift rota at StR level.
Audit/Clinical Governance
All medical staff are expected to participate in Surgical Audit. There are monthly surgical audit meetings, including monthly audit of morbidity and mortality within the Directorate. The new Appointee will be expected to attend and undertake an audit during tenure of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job holder will also participate in the 1:13 General Surgery emergency on-call rota at Specialist Registrar level which will be on the Aintree site of the Trust.
The Appointees Role
This is a full time research post. The successful candidate will be expected to work towards a higher degree. In addition, the successful candidate will be rostered to participate in a 1:13 emergency on-call full shift rota at StR level.
Audit/Clinical Governance
All medical staff are expected to participate in Surgical Audit. There are monthly surgical audit meetings, including monthly audit of morbidity and mortality within the Directorate. The new Appointee will be expected to attend and undertake an audit during tenure of the post.
Person Specification
Qualfications
Essential
Registration
Essential
Training
Essential
- Experience at Registrar level or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- General Surgery background.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- High Standard ST3 equivalent or above
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- High Standard ST3 equivalent or above
Desirable
- Publication of Audit results
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Audit / teaching experience
Research Academia
Essential
- Will be expected to work towards a higher degree
Desirable
- Willing to contribute to Department
Person Specification
Qualfications
Essential
Registration
Essential
Training
Essential
- Experience at Registrar level or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- General Surgery background.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- High Standard ST3 equivalent or above
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- High Standard ST3 equivalent or above
Desirable
- Publication of Audit results
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Audit / teaching experience
Research Academia
Essential
- Will be expected to work towards a higher degree
Desirable
- Willing to contribute to Department
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.
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.
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).
