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Main area
Vascular Surgery
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (N/A)
Job ref
218-T1-SCF-7978381-A
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£67,325 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2026 23:59

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Clinical Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The Vascular Department is looking for a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join their team as a Clinical Research Fellow.  This post is particularly well suited to an experienced resident vascular specialist looking to expand their research portfolio.

The Department of Vascular Surgery provides a Trust-wide service, with the arterial hub based at University Hospital Coventry and outreach to three spoke hospitals: Warwick Hospital, Rugby St. Cross, and George Eliot Hospital. Outpatient clinics and day-case procedures are delivered across these sites.

University Hospital Coventry is a 1,000+ bed tertiary centre, a designated Level III Trauma Unit, and affiliated with Warwick Medical School, one of the UK’s leading medical institutions.

We run an established Surgeon-led EVAR/FEVAR programme performed in the vascular operating theatre, with TEVAR and aortic arch interventions also undertaken by the vascular team, including emergency out-of-hours TEVAR for BTAI.

The unit provides complex lower limb revascularisation (open and endovascular), diabetic limb salvage, carotid surgery, and the full spectrum of vascular procedures. Services are supported by a dedicated vascular laboratory and an interventional radiology team.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

Main duties of the job

For full details of the main duties of this post please see accompanying job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the 
UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management 
system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a prerequisite for this post. 
Clinical basic 40 hours per week. Inpatient and Day surgery theatre sessions and outpatient clinics, care of inpatients, administrative work, teaching junior staff and medical students, urology middle grade 
on call.
Urology services, emergency and elective, continue to evolve rapidly. Special interests of the department include: urodynamics/urogynaecology, oncology, andrology, endo-urology, Robotic and standard laparoscopic Urology. A comprehensive range of endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment is available, along with 2 dedicated Holmium lasers. We have state of the art MRI-USS fusion workstations (Hitachi and Koelis) as well as LATP and regional saturation template biopsy service. 
We provide LATP training for the West Midlands. A Da Vinci X and two Xi robots are shared across one of the most diverse Robotic Surgery Programmes in the UK. As well as Robotic Radical Prostatectomy, Radical cystectomy with intracorporeal diversion and radical partial nephrectomy we collaborate with the colorectal and gynaecological oncology teams to provide Robotic exenteration.

Person specification

Qualification/Training

Essential criteria
  • Meets all Essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all Desirable

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Completion of Foundation competencies or equivalent  Postgraduate experience in Vascular and Endovascular intervention in NHS.
Desirable criteria
  • Basic Surgical Skills completion.  Advanced operative Vascular and Endovascular skills course completion.  cCRISP completion.  ATLS completion.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage own time efficiently and effectively.  Experience of audit management/Clini cal Governance.  Understanding of risk management and safe working practices  Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.  Ability to manage and lead Foundation and core trainees with support.
Desirable criteria
  • Formal training and qualifications in management, leadership and governance.

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff.  Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.  Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates  Ability to interpret and apply best evidence to clinical practice.  Ability to work with research teams to maximise participation in research.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to teach research skills and supervise postgraduate research projects  Completion of high quality research projects.  Publication in peer review journals  Presentations to learned societies.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document above).  Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note: An application cap has been applied to this position. UHCW reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Ashraf Elsharkawy
Job title
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 965279
Additional information

Alternatively please contact Emma Newcombe, Vascular PA,  [email protected]

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