We are very pleased to be appointing a Clinical Research Fellow (ST4-7 equivalent) to work in Nephrology. This is a full-time, fixed-term service appointment for 36 months. Applications for less than full-time working patterns (LTFT) are very welcome. Based at Royal Derby Hospital the appointee will undertake duties for the renal research team within the Medical Services Division. Routine working will be to conduct and participate in clinical research, to work clinically for 12 weeks of the year in conjunction with nephrology consultants to support winter pressures (mixture of inpatient general medical wards and outpatient nephrology services), and to contribute to the HDU middle grade on site oncall rota. Direct or indirect consultant support is always available in and out of hours. Research training will be provided in research methods including study design, data collection, and use of statistics, computer skills, presentation and writing papers. Interested candidates will have the opportunity to register for an PhD or equivalent at the University of Nottingham, by which training in generic academic competencies will also be provided.
Responsibilities
* Active participation in clinical research
* To contribute to the HDU middle grade on-call rota to provide care and management of renal and medical HDU patients (approx 1:7)
* Working with a renal consultant, provide 12 weeks of clinical activity per year (mixture of winter ward cover, and outpatient nephrology)
* Active participation in Clinical Governance, audit and research activities. Keeping up to date and participating in relevant Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* Participation in annual appraisal
* Provision of junior support as needed
* Shared role in delivery of teaching & training to junior doctors & non-medical staff.
About our Trust
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 underline how we intend to work as a Trust; associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
Benefits
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
On-going support through every step 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
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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