Specialty Doctor in Organ Retrieval & Transplantation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is searching for a senior role within the renal transplant unit focusing on organ retrieval. The position requires a medical degree and significant experience in transplant surgery. This role emphasizes leadership in a vital service contributing to organ donation and transplantation across a large region.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a transplant unit.
• Experience in organ implantation is essential.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council required.

Responsibilities

• Senior cover for the Manchester Abdominal National Organ Retrieval Service.
• Responsible for safe and high-quality organ retrieval.
• Training junior surgeons and new staff members.

Skills

Communication skills

Team working skills

Organisation skills

Education

Medical Degree

MRCS or equivalent

Higher degree

Job description

The Renal Transplant unit at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is the largest renal transplant programme in the UK, aiming to perform more than 300 kidney transplants per annum, of which about 100 are living donor transplants. The department also carries out about 20 paediatric transplants, making it the second largest paediatric transplant programme in the country. The unit also has a programme of ABO incompatible transplantation and has a large donation after cardiac death transplant programme, including marginal kidney transplants and dual transplants.

The department also provides a large and complex vascular access service to MFT and also Salford Hospitals, with about 500 cases done annually. It also provided a peritoneal dialysis service, including laparoscopic catheter insertion.

In addition, the unit is one of 2 National Commissioning Group funded centres for surgery for Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis. Patients are referred to this service from around the country and also internationally.

Two members of the team provide an Endocrine Surgery Service carrying out over 100 endocrine surgical procedures including laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The department is also a regional referral centre for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.

Main duties of the job

The department also contributes to the National Organ Retrieval Service and is one of 10 National NORS teams. In April 2016 the service split from Leeds and is currently a stand-alone abdominal retrieval service retrieving all abdominal organs except intestine. It is one of the busiest units in the country covering large region retrieval services in greater Manchester, Merseyside, North Wales and Yorkshire. On average Manchester Abdominal NORS team attends around 5 donor hospitals every week and alternates with Leeds on a week on / week off (Monday-Monday) on call basis for both Adult and Paediatric retrievals but excluding Neonatal retrievals. The service is a consultant led service, comprising two retrieval surgeons, a scrub nurse and a perfusionist. Retrieval transport is provided by a specialist ambulance team with flights to distances which require over 3 hours of road travel. This post is intended to provide senior cover for the Manchester Abdominal National Organ Retrieval Service. The appointed individuals appointed will provide senior leadership to the retrieval team when on call in a 1:4 basis. They will be responsible for safe and high quality organ retrieval according to national standards. They will be responsible for the training of junior surgeons and new staff members.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential

• Medical Degree
• MRCS or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a transplant unit, with experience in organ implantation
• Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Higher degree
• Any focused retrieval associated training
• Experience of Audit Independent experience in multi-organ retrieval, including livers, pancreas and kidneys
• Organisation skills
• Communication skills
• Team working skills

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