Clinical Fellow in Transplant Surgery

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

DUTIES OF THE POST The post holder is required to carry out and supervise the surgical treatment of patients suffering chronic and acute renal failure in the Renal Transplant Unit. The work will be closely supervised by Consultant Transplant Surgeons and Consultant Nephrologists attached to the Unit. The post holder will be trained in and assist at live donor renal transplants, and will carry out pre and post-transplant surgical procedures necessary for the preparation of patients for transplantation, vascular and peritoneal access procedures. The post holder will also be responsible, with other junior staff, for the day to day care of patients, most of who are on immunosuppressive drugs.
The post holder is expected to: Attend regular operating lists, out-patient clinics, consultant ward rounds, audit and academic meetings, and case conferences. Take part in daily morning ward rounds to be held with all the other junior surgical staff on duty: trainees will attend the daily lunchtime Consultant-led ward rounds. Participate in an on-call rota to provide cover for transplant surgical emergencies, in co-operation with other members of the transplant team. Specialist Registrars and Clinical Fellows will be responsible for the collation and presentation of departmental audit data at regular audit and Governance meetings, and bi-annually at regional meetings with other centres in the North of England.
When on-call the post holder will: Attend Ward 9A (the Transplant Unit) and nephrology wards to assess patients as requested. Liaise with and keep informed the Consultant Transplant Surgeon on-call. Attend ward rounds with the Consultant Transplant Surgeon on-call. Be first on-call for the emergency care of all transplant patients and patients on a non-resident basis, and liaise with the resident on-call nephrology SHO.
Assist transplant and Consultants with emergency operations when requested. Carry out emergency vascular access procedures on transplant patients according to their level of competence and with the approval of the Consultant on-call. Audit, Education & Training The Trust has an excellent Education Centre, which provides modern facilities including a professionally staffed library with reading room and fully equipped IT room. There are well-established audit and research programmes in collaboration with members of a wide range of clinical departments.
Opportunities to participate in collaborative audit and/or research are available, subject to discussion with the Clinical Director. The appointee will receive close supervision and will be encouraged to undertake appropriate surgical procedures independently after training with a Consultant available to assist. Postgraduate training opportunities are also available. Medical students are attached to the Transplant Unit and the post holder will be expected to give clinical teaching and occasional lectures to Undergraduates.
There is also a nursing course in renal medicine to which he/she will be expected to contribute

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