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Job summary

Main area
Transplant Surgery
Grade
Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
40 hours per week (Full-Time)
Job ref
180-CFH-4771
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£63,152 - £63,527 per annum, pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

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Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior) in Transplant Surgery

Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior)

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior) in Transplant Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

These posts are available from Jan 2025 (potentially sooner) for a minimum of one year, but with a preference to appoint for two years.

The Transplant Unit in Cambridge performs over 300 organ transplants a year. It is unique in the UK as the only centre to perform Adult Kidney, Liver, Pancreas and Multiviseral Transplants.  It is also one of the National Organ retrieval centres.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior) you will be expected to lead the organ retrieval team, the Cambridge National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team which consists of a Senior Surgeon (usually a Senior Trainee or Trust Fellow), a Junior Assistant (typically at CT level), and a Scrub Nurse.

In order to be considered applicants must meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification section of the job description.

Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of commencement.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

On-call commitments will be 1:6 (With 2 Registrars/Senior Clinical Fellows on-call each day), and on that day, the post holder will be expected, when proficient, to lead the NORS team and attend donor hospitals as directed by NHS-BT. As a member of the abdominal retrieval team, the post holder is expected to become proficient in retrieval of liver, pancreas and kidney organs from brain-dead and circulatory dead organ donors. Our unit also deliver normothermic region perfusion (NRP) retrievals and have a very active machine perfusion programme.

On-call duties will also be to assist in any organ implant surgery taking place on that day, as well as giving cover to any surgical issues arising on the transplant ward. 

Initially the post holder will be supervised by more Senior Trainees or Consultants, but it is anticipated that they will be competent to perform the retrieval operation unsupervised after six months and to gain experience in organ implant surgery for all organ groups.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification

Shortlistable

Essential criteria
  • Yes = 1, No = 0. If applicant is not shortlistable please add reason in comments section

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Neil Russell
Job title
Clinical Lead for Transplant Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Mr Neil Russell, Consultant and Clinical Lead for Transplant Surgery, via email [email protected]

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