Clinical Research Fellow

This post is based at St Pauls Eye Unit at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Appointments are on the basis of eight PAs (programmed activities) of direct clinical care and two of supporting professional activities. SPEU also collaborates between adult ophthalmology services and the paediatric ophthalmology unit at Alder Hey Hospital, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to this clinical collaboration.

• Four years' experience in ophthalmology as a postgraduate trainee., An interest in specialisation within the sub-specialty of medical retina or medical ophthalmology., Medical degree, Specialty training in ophthalmology.
Desirable criteria
• Fellowship qualification (FRCO phth, FEBO or equivalent)
ResearchEssential criteria
• Evidence of participation in ophthalmic research.
Desirable criteria
• Presentations or publications in the fields of medical retina, medical ophthalmology or inflammatory eye disease., Able to work with team members of all grades within the NHS.
• Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
• Willingness to work flexibly towards the strategic aims of the organisation.
• Evidence of leadership skills., Experience in formal and informal teaching and training
Desirable criteria
• Qualification in teaching and or training
AuditEssential criteria
• Clinical audit experience
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of completion of a clinical audit cycle, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond., If you are appointed you will share a continuing responsibility for the proper function of the Trust and will undertake administrative duties associated with this together with being a member of the Directorate of Ophthalmology, strengthening the ethos of collective responsibility for the organisation and provision of services which has been a feature of St Paul's.

Applications are invited for a fellow post in Ophthalmology. This is a 10 PA post providing post-CCT level training for ophthalmic trainees/ ophthalmologists who wish to specialise in Medical Retina., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. For agenda for change banded roles; salary payments will reflect the 2023/24 pay scales. The 2024/25 pay scales will be paid in October 2024 including any backpay due. Therefore should the successful applicant start in post prior to October, the salary will initially reflect the 2023/24 pay scales.