Clinical Fellow in Vascular Access and Renal Transplant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Vascular Access and Renal Transplant Surgery. This role offers exposure to a multidisciplinary team and excellent training opportunities in vascular surgery. The ideal candidate should be committed to both clinical activities and research, ensuring they contribute significantly to the team's work while advancing their own interests in the field. The organization promotes an inclusive culture to support diverse talent.

Qualifications

• Commitment to clinical activities in vascular access and renal transplant surgery.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to engage in research.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the clinical activities of the vascular access and renal transplant clinical team.
• Participate in dedicated vascular access clinics and theatre lists.
• Gain supervised training in vascular surgery and anastomotic techniques.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Vascular Access and Renal Transplant Surgery. This post would commence as soon as possible, based at QE Hospital Birmingham. This post would be suitable for someone wanting out of programme training (OOPT), Research Commitment.

The post holder will be exposed to the research work currently being undertaken within the Department and has ample opportunity to develop their own interests within this field.

Clinical Commitment

The post‑holder will contribute to the clinical activities of the vascular access and renal transplant clinical team.

Multiple dedicated vascular access clinics currently run with clinical and ultrasound facilities to allow comprehensive assessment of patients with vascular access. Vascular access care is provided by a multidisciplinary team with dedicated co‑ordinators, radiologists, clinics and theatre lists and a weekly vascular access MDT. There are five all day theatre lists per week and one cystoscopy list.

The post is expected to provide excellent high volume operative experience allowing supervised training in vascular surgery and anastomotic techniques (greater than 400 procedures are performed within the unit per year).

Inclusive Culture

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values‑driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.