Clinical Reader or Professor of Neonatal Medicine

Campus / location: St Thomas’ Hospital

Contact name and email for candidate queries: Sarah Jeffrey (sarah.jeffrey@kcl.ac.uk)

About us:

We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Reader or Professor of Neonatal Medicine to replace a retiring colleague to help lead a large scale programme of neonatal research in conjunction with the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. The post is 10 PA, with 5 academic Pas, 4 direct clinical care, and 1 supporting professional activities. 

The post holder will be appointed in the Research Department of Early Life Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences (BMEIS), where their duties will include academic, clinical and teaching work. BMEIS is a cutting-edge research and teaching division, dedicated to the development, clinical translation, and clinical application of medical imaging and computational modelling technologies.

About the role:

The post holder will: 

• Take a major part in the academic work of the Department in the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, led by Professor Tomoki Arichi, working with clinical and non-clinical researchers with the aim of obtaining major funding for large scale programmes of cutting edge research and conducting research at an international standard. 
• To supervise and co-supervise clinical and non-clinical researchers (including PhD and MD students). 
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. 
• To develop an independent research programme and develop leadership as a clinical scientist.  
• To contribute to the dissemination of scientific results by means of writing papers for publication in leading academic journals, presenting orally and in poster form at academic meetings, seminars and conferences.
• It is expected that the postholder will wish to continue to contribute to the Clinical work of the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and appropriate arrangements will be made through the Medical Directorate to facilitate this.
• To contribute to the development of research capacity and clinical practice in the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

This is a full time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Full registration with valid license to practice, PhD qualified in relevant subject area (or pending results), MRCPCH or equivalent and on GMC Specialist Register for Neonatal Medicine or within six months of attaining CCT in Neonatal Medicine. 
2. Experience in complex and tertiary neonatal care at senior registrar or consultant level. 
3. Ability to coordinate complex clinical care within multidisciplinary team 
4. Experience with neonatal care for babies with subspecialist conditions. 
5. High level of clinical skills and knowledge appropriate for busy tertiary neonatal care. 
6. Track record of academic publication in leading scientific journals 
7. Track record of being awarded independent academic funding  
8. Research experience/publication track-record within the sphere of fetal, infant or child health 

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