Junior LED in Sustainability Research Fellow

The MFT (Oxford Road Campus) Sustainability Research Fellowship in General Surgery is an exciting and unique opportunity funded from a grant from the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare – a national programme aimed at accelerating innovative technologies within the NHS.

The successful applicant will undertake a leading role in developing a Green Sustainability Agenda for NHS Elective Surgical Hubs as directed by Mr Anthony Chan, in collaboration with appropriate colleagues.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England 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.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Anthony Chan Job title: Consultant Surgeon, Research Lead General Surgery Email address: Anthony.Chan@mft.nhs.uk