Clinical fellow in Kidney Transplant and vascular access surgery

5 days ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited for one highly motivated clinical fellows (SpR Level) in Renal transplant and vascular access surgery to start as soon as possible and one for April 2023.

The posts will suit applicants who wish to gain extensive experience in renal transplantation vascular access surgery. Previous experience in General and vascular Surgery is advantageous.

You will be providing highest quality care to one of the largest dialysis and transplant cohort in the UK under direct supervision of a team of highly motivated consultant surgeons.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be exposed to all aspects of advanced dialysis access and transplant surgery and the relevant medical management of these complex patients on a 1:5 oncall rota. This post is EWTD compliant.

The unit performs an average of 200 renal transplants and more than 500 dialysis access procedures per year (including HeRO graft, extra-anatomical PTFE graft, EndoAVF and IVUS plasty) with a large live donor transplant programme that includes HLA and ABO incompatible transplantation.

These posts will be especially suited to the international fellows or as secondments, who want to gain experience in routine and highly complex transplant and vascular access surgery.

There is an active research programme in transplant immunology, basic science, negative pressure wound therapy, qualitative research in improving patients experience and outcomes and the appointees will be encouraged and expected to participate in it and publish their work.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB BS, or equivalent MRCS/FRCS or equivalent

Desirable

Higher degree, MD/phd

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of basic of vascular access surgery

Desirable

Knowledge of all aspects of renal transplantation Publication in this area

Training Expected

Essential

Training on general surgery/vascular surgery Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

Previous exposure in Renal Transplant and vascular access surgery

Audit Experience

Essential

Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.

Desirable

Experience of audit management

Research/Publications

Essential

Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact. Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery

Desirable

Demonstrate number of publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post. Phd/ MD Thesis

Personal Skills

Essential

Excellent presentational and verbal skills, ability to motivate and develop medical trainees, awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Desirable

IT skills and computer literacy

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