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NHS LOTHIAN
Advanced Specialty Trainee in Hepatopancriaticobiliary and Transplant Surgery (2 posts)
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Reference: TG1801
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full time (40 hours per week) post based in The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
This post is suitable for an ST7/8 or equivalent specialty registrar or immediate post-CCT fellow who wishes to gain experience in advanced hepatobiliary surgery and multi-organ transplantation. This post will provide experience in liver, pancreas and renal transplantation, live donor kidney donation as well as deceased donor organ donation (including novel organ perfusion technologies). The post-holder will also gain experience in open and laparoscopic management of complex hepaticopancreatico-biliary conditions, benign and malignant. Candidates should therefore have had significant previous training in Transplant and/or HPB surgery. The post will comprise both emergency duties on the transplant registrar rota, covering multi-organ retrieval and transplantation as well as elective sessions at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The post is suitable for a candidate who has completed general surgical training and is keen to gain in-depth training in HPB and transplantation, leading to independent clinical practice.
This post has deanery approval for training and the successful applicant will receive training opportunities at the appropriate level based on previous experience.
There may be a possibility to extend this appointment to the end of the training year. The extension may be at any of the hospitals on the rotation.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
Mr Chris Johnston
Tel: 0131 242 1758
Email: chris.johnston@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 09/04/2023
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***