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Post: MACMILLAN MESOTHELIOMA fellow
base: queen elizabeth university hospital
This new 2-year post involves support of clinical services and participation in the reporting of outcomes related to the Macmillan Scottish Mesothelioma Network (funded by a consortium of partners, including Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde). The post is designed to provide sub-specialist pleural medicine training and research experience for candidates pursuing Respiratory Medicine as a future career.
Candidates should be in possession of MRCP (UK) or equivalent and have appropriate experience in General and Respiratory Medicine. This should ideally include competence in basic pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound assessment; although these are not essential requirements and training will be provided in post. We would welcome applications from doctors at level CMT2/ST2 or above looking for 2 years research break to consolidate their training. The post would also be suitable for candidates with a Respiratory Medicine National Training Number (NTN), pursuing a period of out of programme research training.
The post-holder will share clinical duties with colleagues in the Glasgow Pleural Disease Unit at QEUH, including several other clinical fellows and clinical nurse specialists in Pleural Disease and Mesothelioma. They will have the opportunity to train in Pleural Medicine and advanced pleural procedures, including Thoracoscopy.
The post-holder will be expected to undertake supervised clinical research, leading to the award of an MD/PhD. The focus of this research will coordination of the Phase III multi-centre EDIT (Elastance-directed Indwelling Pleural Catheter or Talc Pleurodesis) trial. The post will be available from August 2020 for a period of 2 years.
To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a license to practise.
For further information please contact Professor Kevin Blyth on 0141 451 6163