Senior LED in Surgical Research Fellowship

Job summary

The proposed programme will be a collaboration with the University of Manchester in the field of Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. This will be a supervised work theme exploring the use and analysis of big healthcare data for clinical decision making in emergency General Surgery as well as exploring the acceptability to patients of using healthcare data for research in Artificial Intelligence. The successful applicant will work closely with the General Surgery, Colorectal and HPB surgical teams at Manchester Royal Infirmary as well as the Clinical Data Sciences Unit at MFT. The candidate will be expected to register for a higher degree with the University of Manchester which will be co-supervised by Mr Anthony Chan (Consultant General Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary) and Professor Yeng Ang (Professor of Gastroenterology at the Northern Care Alliance).

The post would be ideally suitable for a higher surgical (ST3+) trainee in General Surgery with a subspecialty clinical and research interest in General Surgery and would like the opportunity to study towards a higher research degree whilst gaining on-call operative experience. The successful applicant will take part in the General Surgery Middle Grade on-call rota which is 1:15 resident. Elective time will include 1 supervised General Surgery outpatient clinic per week, with the remaining time free of clinical commitment and dedicated to the agreed programme of research activity.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will undertake a leading role in a major research project in Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence as directed by Mr Anthony Chan and Professor Yeng Ang in conjunction with appropriate colleagues.

The key duties and responsibilities of the post holder include:

Developing the study protocol design in accordance with the aims of the project

To recruit and consent patients into the study (if appropriate) as set out by the study protocol

To carry out experimental computer laboratory work, and to maintain accurate and complete records of all findings

Data analysis

Presenting findings to colleagues and at national conferences

Reporting in peer-reviewed journals

To carry out work to further the project aims

To carry out teaching duties and to potentially collaborate in other departmental research projects

To actively engage with all research governance processes as set by the MFT Research & Innovation Department

Maintain an up-to-date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research for the duration of the post

The successful applicant will also be expected to register for the degree of MD/PhD at the University of Manchester (assuming responsibility for all required tuition fees) and engage with all the requirements as set out by the University to successfully complete the degree course.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

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