Senior Clinical Fellow in Thoracic Surgery | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,825 - £70,425 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE3 9QP |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7198345/358-7198345-RRC |
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The Department of Thoracic Surgery offers individualised patient care across the full spectrum of general thoracic surgical practice, serving a large population with dedicated clinics in Leicester, Burton, Kettering, Northampton and Peterborough. Our surgeons contribute as core members of the Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Lung Volume Reduction, Sarcoma and Neuroendocrine Tumour multidisciplinary team meetings. There are seven operating lists per week, at Glenfield Hospital. Patients are cared for postoperatively in a dedicated thoracic surgical unit, including a specialist high dependency care.
We are one of the leading UK centres for the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma and emphysema, with an extensive lung cancer and general thoracic practice. The Unit boasts an international reputation for research across these areas. There are currently four Consultant Surgeons in the Unit, who are supported by a team of 14 Medics.
Glenfield Hospital is a 600-bed centre of medical excellence for clinical services, teaching and research. There are close links to Leicester Medical School, including teaching of undergraduate medical students. Glenfield Hospital has, year on year, increased the number of patients treated, introduced service developments and expanded the range of treatments available. We have gained an excellent reputation for the quality of services we provide as recognised by the results in the Quality Health Patients Satisfaction survey
This Senior Clinical Fellow post at Specialist Registrar (ST3+) Level is of one year’s duration (with the possibility of extension) in Thoracic Surgery at Glenfield Hospital. The successful candidate will be supported to meet their own professional-development commensurate to their experience ad career targets, alongside service needs.
In Thoracic Surgery, you will work as an integral member of a dynamic team – normally being primarily allocated to work with a given consultant in a firm-based system – contributing to the full spectrum of the patient pathway, including perioperative care, outpatient clinics (including at peripheral hospitals), multidisciplinary team meetings, and operating lists; and covering a 1 in 7 non-resident on-call rota.
We are always happy to speak to prospective applicants. For further information and enquiries, please contact Mr Edward Caruana (edwardcaruana@nhs.net).
Applicants should apply online and submit their CV to edwardcaruana@nhs.net only candidates that have submitted a CV will be forwarded for shortlisting
We are one of the largest, & busiest acute teaching Trusts with a team of 17,000 dedicated employees. We serve one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and increasingly provide specialist services over a much wider area.
Our patients are the most important thing to us & we are constantly striving to improve the care they receive, through looking at the ways we work, ensuring our staff are highly trained, & encouraging research which allows us to offer patients the latest technologies, techniques and medicine.
Our Trust Values are:
1. We treat people how we would like to be treated
2. We do what we say we are going to do
3. We focus on what matters most
4. We are one team and we are best when we work together
5. We are passionate and creative in our work
Spread over the General, Glenfield & Royal Infirmary hospitals, we work closely University of Leicester and De Montfort University, providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
At UHL, we support employees health & wellbeing, whilst truly embracing diversity, individuality, new ideas & staff innovations. We offer learning & development opportunities & career paths for real job satisfaction & personal progress. Wherever employees work at whatever level, they are valued and contribute to the Trust’s purpose of delivering caring at its best.
Please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicants require full registration with the General Medical Council (UK), and at least 2 years experience at Senior House Officer or Registrar level (or equivalent) in surgery, with at least one year in cardiothoracic surgery. Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) or equivalent is desirable.
This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Jul 2025