Locally Employed Surgical Research Fellow

A top performing Foundation Trust and teaching hospital, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Surgery Research Department.

The successful candidate will be expected to register for a higher degree with the University of Nottingham. Duties will also include participation in the StR level on call rota and some commitments to teaching of clinical medical students from the University of Nottingham.

The post holder will be involved as part of the research group investigating various hypotheses as part of the ongoing clinical research in the department. It is required that the post holder will register for a higher degree with the University of Nottingham. You will also be expected to provide teaching and participate in the general surgery emergency rota

The successful post holder will have MBBS or equivalent qualification, be GMC registered at the time of application and be able to reside and work in the UK. You should be competent in conducting operative procedures at ST3 level and above and ideally be able to demonstrate previously involvement in teaching, presentations and publications.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

The job description included provides full details of the post and person specification for this role.