Clinical Research Fellow - Burns

Job summary

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Burns Clinical Research Fellow.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary care both from the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery unit based at Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate looking to progress their career in plastic and reconstructive surgery and develop an enviable research portfolio possibly towards attaining a higher degree.

The role will suit either senior trainees who wish to develop or consolidate an academic interest or alternatively more junior trainees wishing to transition both clinical and academic skills to a higher level. By the end of their post the successful candidate can expect to have an enviable academic CV and clinical logbook limited only by their levelof ambition.

The appointee will be employed as a Clinical Research Fellow and this post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for 6 months, 60% research, 40% clinical.

Due to the imminent requirement to fill this post, Candidateswho are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through shortlisting stage.

Main duties of the job

This post will provide the successful applicant with especially good exposure to Burns in a busy Regional Burns Centre with a catchment area of over 6 million in population, and in a department which has an international reputation in publishing including journal editorships and a number of key textbooks.

The role provides numerous opportunities for a successful candidate to enhance their research, leadership and clinical skills as well as clinical exposure to a range of other areas including plastic and reconstructive surgery, prosthetics, paediatrics and lasers. The Burns and Plastic surgery directorate is amongst the largest in the UK with 29 Consultant Plastic Surgeons. The primary research element will focus on burns infection, with numerous secondary project opportunities. The clinical element will involve the full range of clinical, outpatient and operative experience.

Our vision is to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time. To support us in this ambition, we enjoy close links with our leading universities, including the University of Liverpool, John Moore's University and Edge Hill University.

To complement this, we also have strong research portfolios and host a number of professional units in medicine and surgery. We believe that staff engagement is an absolute priority and our strong leadership and development programmes, demonstrate how much we value our staff.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

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