12 month fixed term post, from August 2015
Specialty: Plastic Surgery and Trauma and
Orthopaedics
Salary: £30,002 - £47,175
The post will be based at the new Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, part of the University Hospital Birmingham NHS
Foundation Trust, and the University of Birmingham.
The appointee must demonstrate that they
have a background interest in either orthopaedic or plastic surgery and have
successfully completed their foundation training. They would ideally have
completed their Core Surgical training be a member of the Royal College of
Surgeons or equivalent and have some previous experience of research.
The Birmingham Hand Unit is one of the
busiest hand departments in the UK. It comprises of 11 consultants, six of whom
have orthopaedic backgrounds and five plastic surgeons. Over 2,800 patients are
treated in the department each year. The unit is a tertiary referral centre
for; Brachial plexus injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, and complex wrist
conditions.
The post is a fantastic opportunity to be
involved in clinical surgical research. The role will involve being a part of
the team running ongoing hand trauma randomised clinical trials and helping
with the set up of future trials. It will involve working with staff from
the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). This
is a national centre is funded by a £10 million grant from the Department of
Health (DoH) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is a collaborative venture
between the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT),
University of Birmingham (UoB) and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM).
The core aim of the NIHR SRMRC is to provide an unrivalled research environment
to improve the care of those who sustain major injury in both military and
civilian settings.
The closing date for applications is Monday
the 3rd of August. Applicants must be available for interview on
Monday the 14th of August. If necessary teleconferencing will be
available.
Link to NHS jobs: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/4a61cccd0469d2f754b2ec4a02b91654/?vac_ref=913835325
