Senior LED in Cardiothoracic Surgery

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join ourcardiothoracic surgery department as part of the Registrar team. This team consists of 14registrars, who are a combination of Higher Clinical Fellows (HCFs), Associate Specialists andHigher Surgical Trainees (HSTs). The number of HSTs in the department at any time ranges fromtwo to five. All colleagues working on this rota will be allocated to a named consultant surgeonand will undertake their core activities with that named consultant. Consultant & registrarpairings will be rotated on a 6-monthly basis. HCFs are afforded the same training opportunitiesas HSTs. The successful candidate can expect to attend operating theatres and outpatient clinicson a regular basis, with the opportunity to gain experience across the spectrum of cardiothoracicsurgery including mechanical circulatory support and cardiopulmonary transplantation

Manchester NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Locally Employed Doctor in CT Surgery.

The post is based at Wythenshawe Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary, which provides a wide range of inpatient and acute services, with approximately 1000 beds. Thelarge tertiary cardiothoracic unit includes the specialties of cardiology, cardiac and thoracic surgery, heart & lung transplantation, as well asoffering VAD and ECMO services.

The cardiac and thoracic surgery specialties offer a wide range of adult cardiac surgery, and sole provision of thoracic surgery in GreaterManchester. There are currently 47 cardiothoracic surgery beds, and 16 transplant beds, along with 31 dedicated cardio-thoracic critical carebeds.Outpatients are based in the dedicated clinic suite of the North West Heart Centre. The post holder would also be expected to support anestablished satellite clinic at one of our local hospitals.Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all otherapplications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate isavailable to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test., MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

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