Senior Clinical Research Fellow – Knee Surgery

Job title:

Senior Clinical Research Fellow – Knee Surgery

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

Applications are invited for the above post commencing 5-February 2025 until 5-August 2025The Orthopaedic and Trauma Department is based in the two Major Teaching Hospitals in the City of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales.The post is attached to the Cardiff Lower Limb Arthroplasty Unit, at both the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough and serves a local population of 500,000 and provides a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million. The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of knee surgery. There is a fully established Research Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing research projects together with specific research.Candidates should have ideally completed a basic Orthopaedic Registrar training programme and passed the appropriate exit examination.Main duties of the jobThe Post Holder will be expected to work at specialist Registrar level and will participate in the specialist Registrar on call rota at Llandough Hospital.Clinics, review/research clinicsLists, own and supervised.Assigned 1 or 2 projects.Access to university facilitiesOriginal research encouraged.Duties will include retrospective review, liaising with university departments and screening and scoring patients.About usCardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.Job description
Job responsibilitiesYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documentsPerson Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

• Intercalated Degree
• MSc or PHD
• Academic Excellence (Prizes, merits, distinctions etc.,)

KILLS, KNOWLEDGE , ABILITIES
Essential

• Effective communication skills – written

Desirable

• Audit
• Teaching

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Expected salary

£43821 – 68330 per year

Location

Cardiff

Job date

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:05:26 GMT

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