Junior Clinical Research Fellow in Gynaecology Oncology

Job summary

Do you share our health board values; Caring for each other; working together; always improving?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one Full-Time Junior Clinical Research Fellow in Gynaecological Oncology to join the team at the Swansea Gynaecological Oncology Centre (SGOC). This post is available to commence immediately for a fixed term period of 12 months from start date.If your ambition is to pursue a specialty training career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or any of the specialty training or academic programmes, and you are thinking of enhancing your CV before applying, then this is an ideal opportunity for you! In fact, all of our previous junior fellows went on to be successful appointments into specialty training posts. The post is not limited to candidates seeking a career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and we would be interested in any enthusiastic trainee who is aiming to improve their clinical and academic CV before applying for their chosen specialty.

The Swansea Gynaecological Oncology centre provides a tertiary service to patients with gynaecological cancers in South West Wales. The post holder will play an integral role working as part of the surgical multi-disciplinary team and will join a dedicated group consisting of 4 Consultant Gynaecological Oncologists, 1 GP VTS (SHO), 1 senior research fellow, 1 senior clinical fellow, 1 surgical care practitioner and 2 clinical nurse specialists.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will receive formal clinical and educational supervision by the Gynae-Oncology consultants to further their career portfolio and granted study and annual leave as per recognised training posts. This role will be 50% research and 50% clinical and there are opportunities to study for a higher degree with Swansea University. They will be actively encouraged and expected to participate in audits, reviews, journal club presentations, Departmental meetings and teaching. Our aim is to provide the post-holder with a flexible working pattern to maximise clinical and academic exposure and learning opportunities, while at the same time providing an integral role as a member of the Gynae-Oncology team. There is no on-call commitment. The post is based at Singleton Hospital, although the successful candidate will support a range of clinical activities at other sites within the health board, including Morriston and Neath Port Talbot hospitals respectively.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.