Job overview

This 2-year post in Urology links international standard prostate cancer research with high-quality training in mid-grade urological surgery. The research will be supervised by the STAMPEDE trial’s Biomedical Imaging Group (BIG) under the aegis of Professor Noel Clarke. This research team is embedded within the GU Cancer Research/FASTMAN national centre of excellence for prostate cancer research at the Christie Hospital/CRUK Manchester Cancer Research Institute. The successful candidate will be expected to submit a research thesis at MD or PhD level to the University of Manchester based on their findings. 

The post involves 3 days/week of protected research time as part of an internationally recognised clinical/academic team studying prostate cancer biology and treatment outcome. The proposed project for this post is integrally linked with the MRC STAMPEDE Trial based at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London. This combined collaborative group has an international track record in conducting large scale multidisciplinary research ranging from basic science to translational and clinical studies.

Main duties of the job

• Participate with the daily care of all urology in-patients including ward rounds, reviewing inpatient referrals and ongoing review of inpatients.
• Clinical supervision of foundation and core trainees on the team
• Outpatient clinics including new patient “one-stop” clinics, follow-up clinics, flexible cystoscopy clinics, haematuria clinics and prostate cancer diagnostics.
• Operating theatre – there is a significant operative commitment to the post. In addition to general urology lists, the successful appointee will be involved in complex major cases including: pelvic and retroperitoneal uro-oncology procedures; reconstructive and female urology procedures; minimally invasive surgery and complex endourology.
• Clinical sessions are as detailed in attached provisional job-plan, which provides ample opportunity for both operative and clinical training, exposing the appointee to a wide range of advanced subspecialist urology, in addition to general urology. The job-plan is for illustrative purposes only and would be reviewed depending on the training requirements of the successful applicant.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

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