Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in Thoracic Surgery

Job summary

The Department of Thoracic Surgery offers individualised patient care across the full spectrum of general thoracic surgical practice, serving a large population with dedicated clinics in Leicester, Burton, Kettering, Northampton and Peterborough. Our surgeons contribute as core members of the Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Lung Volume Reduction, Sarcoma and Neuroendocrine Tumour multidisciplinary team meetings. There are seven operating lists per week, at Glenfield Hospital. Patients are cared for postoperatively in a dedicated thoracic surgical unit, including a specialist high dependency care.

We are one of the leading UK centres for the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma and emphysema, with an extensive lung cancer and general thoracic practice. The Unit boasts an international reputation for research across these areas.There are currently four Consultant Surgeons in the Unit, who are supported by a team of 14 Medics.

Glenfield Hospital is a 600-bed centre of medical excellence for clinical services, teaching and research. There are close links to Leicester Medical School, including teaching of undergraduate medical students. Glenfield Hospital has, year on year, increased the number of patients treated, introduced service developments and expanded the range of treatments available. We have gained an excellent reputation for the quality of services we provide as recognised by the results in the Quality Health Patients Satisfaction survey

Main duties of the job

This Senior Clinical Fellow post at Specialist Registrar (ST3+) Level is of one year's duration (with the possibility of extension) in Thoracic Surgery at Glenfield Hospital. The successful candidate will be supported to meet their own professional-development commensurate to their experience ad career targets, alongside service needs.

In Thoracic Surgery, you will work as an integral member of a dynamic team - normally being primarily allocated to work with a given consultant in a firm-based system - contributing to the full spectrum of the patient pathway, including perioperative care, outpatient clinics (including at peripheral hospitals), multidisciplinary team meetings, and operating lists; and covering a 1 in 7 non-resident on-call rota.

We are always happy to speak to prospective applicants. For further information and enquiries, please contact Mr Edward Caruana (edward.caruana@uhl-tr.nhs.uk).

Applicants should apply online and submit their CV toedwardcaruana@nhs.netonly candidates that have submitted a CV will be forwarded for shortlisting

About us

We are one of the largest, & busiest acute teaching Trusts with a team of 17,000 dedicated employees. We serve one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and increasingly provide specialist services over a much wider area.

Our patients are the most important thing to us & we are constantly striving to improve the care they receive, through looking at the ways we work, ensuring our staff are highly trained, & encouraging research which allows us to offer patients the latest technologies, techniques and medicine.

Our TrustValuesare:

1. Wetreatpeoplehow we would like to be treated
2. Wedowhat we say we are going to do
3. Wefocuson what matters most
4. We areone teamand we are best when we work together
5. We arepassionateandcreativein our work

Spread over the General, Glenfield & Royal Infirmary hospitals, we work closely University of Leicester and De Montfort University, providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

At UHL, wesupport employees health & wellbeing, whilsttruly embracing diversity, individuality, new ideas & staff innovations. Weoffer learning & development opportunities & career paths for real job satisfaction & personal progress. Wherever employees work at whatever level, they are valued and contribute to the Trust's purpose of delivering caring at its best.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Glenfield Hospital

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9QP

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Glenfield Hospital

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9QP

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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