Job overview

THE APPOINTMENT

We are looking to appoint a new fellow into our Research Fellow  position at the Manchester Adult Burns Centre (Wythenshawe Hospital) and the Manchester Paediatric Burns Centre (Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital).  This will be a 12 month post during which the successful applicant will lead on prearranged research projects, both local and National related to patients who have sustained Burn injury.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop their skills in the acute management of severe (ITU) burns, the initial and late surgical management of burn wounds and late deformities, and in scar management.

The post-holder will have access to mentorship from the consultant body under supervision of the burns service lead, as well as courses run by the occupational learning and development team which will help to prepare them for  a future career in Burns Surgery.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.