NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery (MHLMR1082)

Do you want the opportunity to develop your existing academic experience in a supportive and inspirational environment where you can establish your clinical academic career?

Applications are invited for a NIHR Integrated Academic Training Clinical Lecturer post. The post is available for up to four years according to the clinical training needs to obtain a CCT for candidates in Plastic Surgery. You will join the vibrant Integrated Academic Training programme at Leeds which provides a supportive research environment to develop independent, novel research alongside your clinical specialist training or clinical practice. Clinical training will lead to full registration and CCT and you will be awarded a training contract with the Regional Postgraduate Deanery at specialist registrar (or equivalent) grade and an honorary contract with the appropriate NHS Trust; you must already be at a minimum of ST3.

The successful candidate will spend 50% of the appointed period continuing or establishing a new research programme with 50% of the appointed period allocated to appropriate clinical training or practice. There are opportunities to align to current research interests within the Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s (LIMR). You will undertake internationally regarded research and have the benefit of senior academic support in making grant applications, as well as independent mentoring on career progression. You will also share responsibility for delivering high quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.

You will have submitted your PhD/MD at the time you apply and will provide evidence that you have been fully awarded your degree by the time you take up the post. The post is located in LIMR and NHS Trust premises (including St James’s University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary).

The successful applicant must be in post by 30 June 2022

Applications should include the following:

- A Curriculum Vitae

- A NIHR Supplementary Questions for Candidates form (Appendix 4)

- A Supporting statement addressing the academic and clinical person specification

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Academic Contacts 

Ms Grainne Bourke

Consultant in Hand and Plastic Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. 

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Leeds. 

President British Association of Hand Therapists.

Email: grainnebourke@nhs.net 

Professor David Jayne 

Deputy Academic training Programme Director

Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s

St James’s University Hospital. 

Email: D.G.Jayne@leeds.ac.uk

Clinical Training Programme Directors

Mr James Haeney

Clinical Training Programme Director

Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Hull University Teaching Hospitals

Email: james.haeney@nhs.net

Mr Andrew Williams

Deputy Clinical Training Programme Director

Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust

Closing Date: 15 Jun 2022

Section: Clinical

Salary: £40,257 to £58,398 p.a.
Salary awarded depending on trainee's current NHS salary