Senior Locally Employed doctor in Transplant Surgery

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Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Transplant & General Surgery. This post is based at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. The Department of Renal and Pancreas Transplantation is the largest unit in the country and is looking to appoint Clinical Fellows to join our great team for a period of a 1 year (potentially renewable with mutual agreement) to aid in career progression in transplantation. The post will focus on developing portfolio structure for transplant and general surgical trainees. This will include renal and pancreatic transplantation exposure, vascular access surgery, organ retrieval (NORS) opportunities & General Surgery exposure.

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In addition, there is a large service of General and endocrine surgery and we are also part of the National Organ Retrieval Service. Our transplant programme cares for both adults and children. This appointment offers an excellent opportunity for candidates to gain experience in both transplant and general surgery with full participation in a rota at registrar level, including scheduled emergency lists and elective opportunities. This post is not recognised for postgraduate training,  however there will be excellent exposure to elective and emergency surgery and there will be ample opportunities to develop skills.

The role of the post is to support the large clinical service in General Surgery and Transplantation. It is anticipated that the appointee will gain good experience in all aspects of renal and pancreatic transplantation, renal-related surgery, and in multi-organ retrieval and General Surgery and
endocrine surgery.

The appointee will have an integral role in the Manchester organ retrieval team. The post-holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead, and will also be expected to work closely with colleagues at all grades in nephrology. It is not anticipated that this post will provide extensive experience in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

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MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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.

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