Pancreatic Research Fellow | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,825 - £70,425 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7243077/287-RSUR-100-25 |
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The post is available from 6th August 2025 based in the Departments of Pancreatobiliary Surgery at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine at the University of Liverpool. The successful applicant will be expected to register for a higher degree at the University of Liverpool (the post is designed to support research for an MD or PhD, subject to satisfactory progress), will receive research training, close supervision and mentorship. The applicant would be expected to undertake their research within the department in an established research programme into pancreatic cancer with the opportunity to be involved in both basic science and clinical research.
The successful applicant will have a commitment to the general surgical on-call rota (1 in 7 nights/weekend days) and limited service requirements in the pancreatobiliary department. The departments have a strong track record of candidates completing higher degrees, achieving publications in high impact clinical and scientific journals and in obtaining external funding support such as Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowships. The post attracts a full salary on the specialist registrar pay scale with appropriate on-call supplements.
The post is open to interested candidates, but would be particularly suited to candidates who are currently in UK surgical training programmes who wish to take time out of programme to develop their research skills and academic portfolio.
It is expected that the successful candidate will spend their working week (Monday-Friday) carrying out lab and research work along with collecting research specimens. There will also be opportunity to assist with clinical research projects within the Pancreatobiliary department.
In addition, there will be participation on the on-call general surgery registrar rota 1 in 7 nights (20:30-08:30) and weekend days. There will also be a small teaching commitment of 3-4 hours every 6 months.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
JOB PLAN
It is expected that the successful candidate will spend their working week (Monday-Friday) carrying out lab and research work along with collecting research specimens. There will also be opportunity to assist with clinical research projects within the Pancreatobiliary department.
In addition, there will be participation on the on-call general surgery registrar rota 1 in 7 nights (20:30-08:30) and weekend days. There will also be a small teaching commitment of 3-4 hours every 6 months.
THE PANCREATOBILIARY UNIT AT LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
The Pancreatobiliary unit is run by an established team of Pancreatobiliary surgeons, working within the RLUH providing a Pancreatobiliary cancer resection service as well as managing chronic pancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis for Liverpool and surrounding areas. This comprises a population in excess of one million patients, and generates approximately 180-200 resections per year. This will include patients from across the region including patients from the catchment area of North and South Liverpool, the Wirral, St Helens and Knowsley, North Cheshire, Southport, Chester, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The service is supported by three SpRs, four Specialist Nurses, a Physician Associate and a dedicated Pancreatobiliary Dietician. There is also a dedicated team of anaesthetists that support the service including preoperative assessment. The regional SMDT is held weekly at RLUH, and is a joint collaboration between Pancreatic Surgeons at RLUH, Gastroenterology/Endoscopy, Medical/Clinical Oncology, Radiology as well as Specialist Nurses and pathology. The unit is also responsible of carrying out complex benign pancreatobiliary work including the management of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
THE DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL CANCER MEDICINE
The Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine (DMCCM) is one of six departments within the Institute of Systems and Molecular and Integrative Biology. The Department provides a vibrant home to approximately 200 staff including 30 principle investigators who collectively lead a comprehensive programme of basic, translational and clinical cancer research. Clinical focus areas include pancreas cancer, hepatobiliary cancer, neuroendocrine cancer, upper GI cancer, ocular oncology, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, haematological oncology, urological cancer and breast cancer while areas of particular scientific strength include DNA repair, p53 biology and tumour Microenvironment. The Department hosts several important underpinning structures including the Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (LECMC).
This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Jul 2025